A cold and clear 0 degrees start. then up to 8 degrees with sun, increasing cloud late morning and a light north westerly breeze.
Anglers CP Vis Mig: A Merlin flew south east at 07.59hrs. A Red Kite flew west at 10.45hrs, then over the sheep fields at 11.15hrs. 34 Buzzards and 13 Sparrowhawks were counted around the area. Herring Gull 15 north. Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 north. A Common Gull flew south west. 80 Golden Plover flew over Haw Park Wood and 37 Meadow Pipit went west.
Anglers CP: Snipe 8 , Wigeon 277, Shoveler 13, Pochard 3 + 1 CHRes., Teal 8. Goosander 3 + a pair flew in late morning. Redshank 1, Siskin 2 blogging. . Sand Martin 1. Redpoll 1. Peregrine 1 north a over Haw Park Wood at 11.00hrs Psycho, the adult Yellow-legged Gull and the adult Lesser Black-backed Gull were on the shallows this afternoon.
Wintersett Res: A juvenile Glaucous Gull was on the water at 9.55hrs, but left south later. Cetti's Warbler 3 singing males - boathouse, westbank and north bank. Chiffchaff 2 singing - 1 north east area + 1 ACP. House Sparrow 50 in the south east area.
Critters: There were several Bumblebees flying today, and the first butterfly of the year, at ACP, was a male Brimstone.
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