Sunday, 3 April 2016

Wintersett 03.04.16

5 - 11 degrees with 8/8 cloud until late morning, when sun broke through.  Light south easterly.
Anglers CP Vis Mig: A male Stonechat flew west at 08.10hrs.  Fieldfare 2 east. 
Anglers CP: A Bar-tailed Godwit flew over WRes. then over ACP  before leaving NW at 09.50hrs.  Psycho, the adult Yellow-legged Gull and the Lesser Black-backed Gull were on an island until mid morning.  They reappeared late afternoon.  Curlew 1 over,  Sand Martin 200,  Wigeon 44, Shoveler 8,  Lesser Redpoll 1 and Linnet 1 over.  
Sand Martin Box: A pair of Sand Martin were perching on the entrance of one of last year's nesting holes.
Insects: The first Bee-fly of the year was at the boathouse bench.  Comma 1.

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