Thursday, 31 July 2014

Wintersett 31.07.14

17°C, warm but cloudy with a light south westerly.
Anglers CP:  A Whimbrel dropped onto the rocks, very briefly at 09.38hrs.  It left north when flushed by BH Gulls.   Yellow-legged Gull 1adult and Common Gull 1.  Common Tern 2 adults.  Grey Wagtail 2.  Tufted Duck 2 vs young ACP,  1 female + 2m/L young WHall, 1 female + 2s/m young CHRes and 6 L/Fl young WRes..
Hare Park: Buzzard 3 and Swift 70.
Cold Hiendley Res: Willow Tit 1,  Goldeneye 1 female, Pochard 1 and Mallard 3 young.
This afternoon we had a jaunt to the Dearne Valley and saw the Great White Egret on Bolton Ings briefly, before it returned to Wath Ings.

Great White Egret     Wath Ings from hide.       ASmith

2 comments:

Alan Whitehouse said...

Nice artistic shot. Any music to go with it?

ASmith said...

One day I'll fly away.....??

Hopefully over Wintersett!