Wombwell Ings - Thought it was a quiet day with 2a+1y Mute Swan, 243 Canada Geese, 4 Greylag, 111+ Wigeon, 34 Mallard, 9 Tufted Duck, 7 Shoveler, 5 Teal, 5 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 15 Coot, 5 Moorhen, 1 Sparrowhawk, 52 Lapwing, 81 BH Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Fieldfare and 1 Kingfisher. Whilst waiting at the bridge for Seev to appear, I looked back onto the Ings and saw that 1 Shelduck and 3 Goosander had dropped in.
Bolton Ings - Having been informed that Nige's Sofa( Cormorant Hide ) was being repainted, we decided to take the path on the other side of the dyke to Warbler Way. A bad idea!! The sight of two old fogeys with dodgy knees trying to cross a deep, muddy trench was reminiscent of a Compo/Foggy scene from Last of the Summer Wine and certainly worth £250 from You've been framed. Anyway, on the open water were 4+3y Mute Swan, 37 Canada Geese, 44 Pochard, 35 Mallard, 22 Gadwall, 19 Tufted Duck, 3 Goldeneye, 2 Shoveler, 2 Teal, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 15 Coot, 2 Moorhen, 20+ BH Gull and 8 Common Gull. Also present were 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron,1 Green Woodpecker, 22 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing and 1 Bullfinch.
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