Saturday 27 September 2014

Wintersett 27.09.14

6°C - 16°C calm with hazy sun, 0/8 cloud until late  morning when it clouded over.
Anglers CP Vis. Mig:  At last the birds were moving.
Going south  Meadow Pipit 1407 (best total this autumn) ,  Swallow 200,  Mistle Thrush 26 (max. party 8), Little Egret 1, Grey  Wagtail 9, alba Wagtail 31, Chaffinch 3, Linnet 64,    Collared Dove 1 and Skylark 33 + 2NE.  Red Admiral 4.
Also: House Martin  3 SSE,  Pink-footed Goose in 3 skeins - 127 WNW + 16 ESE,    Snipe 2 W,  Song Thrush 1 W,  Jay 6 N + 5 NW.
Star Bird today was a  LAPLAND  BUNTING that flew west calling at 12.30- the first site record since 2010 but  chief Vis Migger Paul Meredith's first here since October 1989!
Anglers CP:   Pintail 1, Snipe 12, Goldfinch 150. Yellow-legged Gull 1 1st W,  Wigeon 180 and Shoveler 32.
Wintersett Res: A juv. Hobby was catching dragonflies this afternoon.  Mallard 53 and Chiffchaff 4 + 2 ACP.    A dead  adult Great Crested Grebe was found, killed by a pellet gun.

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