Thursday, 5 May 2016

Wintersett 05.05.16

A fantastic 9 - 20 degrees, with clear skies this morning and a light southerly.
Anglers CP: A male HEN  HARRIER flew over Hare Park  heading west at 07.30hrs..  The cuckoo was heard here before moving around Wintersett Res.  Mallard 12 vs young. Siskin 1 over,  Greylag Goose 5,  Gadwall 7 + 2 WRes and Wigeon 2m.   There was a huge amount of activity around the Sand Martin Box today.  Several holes were excavated from scratch this morning.  Potentially, 16 pairs were in residence or excavating.
Wintersett Res:  A RED  KITE was blogging over at 11.15hrs.
Critters: A Bee-fly was on the north bank WRes.    The Yellow-bellied Slider was sunning on a pile of reeds, NE bank WRes..
Thanks to Ron Marshall who spent the morning with the boathouse Cetti's Warbler.

                    Cetti's Warbler       Boathouse WRes    RMarshall

   Cetti's Warbler       Boathouse WRes    RMarshall

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