Tuesday 1 March 2016

Wintersett + Gull Roost 01.03.16

The first day of meteorological Spring was a mild 9 degrees with 8/8 cloud, light rain until 10.00hrs and a light westerly.
Anglers CP: Most of the Pochard have departed on spring migration - just 15 remain.   Cormorant 10,  Little Grebe 2 ,  Water Rail 1 and Shoveler 3.
Wintersett Res: A male Cetti's Warbler was singing on the west bank.
WRes. Gull Roost: Increasing number of big gulls this afternoon.  600 Herring Gulls,  mostly immatures now.  A lot of the adults have moved on their spring migration.   The leucistic Black-headed Gull was in at 17.10hrs,  the 1stW Mediterranean Gull at 17.22hrs and the juvenile Kumlien's Gull at 17.25hrs.

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