The Edge 27th Sept

Wombwell Ings mid AM- Walked on to the Ings to the sound of gunfire and the the resultant sight of 3 geese dropping out of the sky. Not a good start to the day. Waterfowl numbers, unsurprisingly, were low with 1 Mute Swan, 1 Canada Goose(11 flew in later), 1 Greylag, and 32 Teal. Also present were 9 Grey Heron, 24 Wigeon (over at 9.48), 100+ Lapwing, 2 Black Tailed Godwit, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Snipe, 10+ Linnet, 8+ Skylark, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Chiffchaff, a flock of 15+ Long Tailed Tit and 1 Wheatear.
A return trip early PM added only 6 more Blackwits, 1 Ruff, 39 Golden Plover, a flock of 50+ Linnet, 1 Kestrel and a 'Turbo' birdwatching in full summer plumage.

Broomhill Flash late AM- Low numbers of waterfowl with 2 Mute Swan, 22 Greylag, 15 Tufted Duck,  12 Wigeon, 11 Gadwall, 6 Teal and 5 Shoveler. Also present were 5 Little Grebe, 4 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 17+ Snipe, 16+ Skylark, 50+ Swallow, 2 Kingfisher, c30 Linnet, 1 Kestrel and 1 Chiffchaff.

Bolton Ings late AM/ earlyPM- Started with 3 singing Chiffchaff  in the Old Moor car park. On the Ings were 21 Little Grebe, 3a+2y Great Crested Grebe, 4 Grey Heron, 11 Cormorant, 2a+2y Mute Swan,

68 Canada Geese, 26 Greylag, 85 Wigeon,  81 Gadwall, 29 Tufted Duck, 12 Pochard, 7 Shoveler, 2 Mallard, 1 Teal, 50+ Lapwing, 13 Black Tailed Godwit, 1 Snipe, 4 Dunlin(over), 2 LBB Gull and 1 Grey Wagtail.

Kingfisher at Broomhill- J. Seeviour