Saturday, 26 April 2014

Wintersett 26.04.14

7°C grey drizzly showers and cool this morning,  warmed up by midday with a short spells of sunshine.
Anglers CP:  A Dunlin flew in at 08.50hrs,  Arctic Tern 6, Common Tern 1.  A Little Ringed Plover went NE, and a Ringed Plover went over.  Swift 12,  Swallow 120,  Common Sandpiper 3,  Snipe 4,  Shelduck 4 S,  Goldeneye 1 female + 1 adult male WRes., Teal 1 male and 1 female, Great Black-backed Gull 2 over and a bird we've seen before came in,  Yellow ringed K627, a 1st W Black-headed Gull.   A Peregrine flew over Hare Park and a Green Woodpecker  and a Little Owl were in the  Disp. Pt. area.
Wintersett Res:  A surprising total, for this date,  of 11 males and 1 female Yellow Wagtail were in the surrounding wheat fields! This species seem to be adapting well to the new farming regime around here.   A Siskin went south and a Mallard had 11 very small young.  Kingfisher 1. Singing males: Grasshopper Warbler 2 + 1 Disp. Pt. and  Sedge Warbler 1.

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