Wintersett 03.08.16

Up to 19 degrees with short sunny spells and a moderate south westerly.
Wintersett Res: A juvenile Bittern was flying over north bank at 10.12hrs, but veered off towards ACP.   Common Tern 14 and Pochard 1.
Anglers CP:.  At 12.20hrs a/the  juvenile Bittern flew along the west bank and landed in reeds behind the Sand Martin box.  At 14.25hrs it climbed up the reeds and showed well until 14.35hrs, allowing confirmation of age.   At 14.40hrs the Bittern flew out of the reeds and along in front of the hide, heading for the SW corner of the lake.   Steve Denny saw a Little Egret flew over south a 07.30hrs  2 Garganey were on the shallows.   Psycho, the adult Yellow-legged Gull, looking very dishevelled around the face, flew in at 14.15hrs.   Little Grebe 1, Cormorant 9,  Common Sandpiper 1 and Yellow Wagtail 1.
Haw Park Wood:   A Grass Snake moving fast across the path,  just inside the woods, by the woodyard entrance was seen by  Francis Hickenbottom and his daughter.

Chris Swaine got a couple of record shots of the Bittern on ACP.