Wombwell Ings - Very quiet on a 95% ice-covered main pool, with 56 Lapwing, 1 Golden Plover, 74 BH Gull and 1 Common Gull. On the corner pond were 1 Shelduck, 4 Mallard, 1 Gadwall and 1 Coot. 12 Canada Geese were in the back field. Along the Bulling Dyke were 7 Mallard, 7 Moorhen, 20+ Redwing and 1 Reed Bunting. The Tundra Bean Goose and 6 Pink Footed Geese continued to associate with the 200+ Greylag in the field to the north east of the R. Dearne Bridge ( apart from a 20 minute break at 10am on Broomhill Flash ). A Treecreeper was seen in Broomhill Park ( K. Fisher).
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 3juv Mute Swan, 200+ Greylag, 17 Canada Geese, 6 Pink Footed Geese, 1 Tundra Bean Goose, 37 Teal, 35 Shoveler, 14 Tufted Duck, 8 Mallard, 8 Wigeon, 5 Cormorant, 3 Coot, 1 Moorhen, 31 Lapwing, 4 Dunlin, 1 Golden Plover, 57 BH Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Common Gull and 20+ Redwing.
Bolton Ings - On an increasingly murky ings it was difficult to see the back edge and either end of the east pool. What could be seen were 2 Mute Swan, 63 Tufted Duck, 5 Goosander, 3 Pochard, 2 Mallard, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 8 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 301 Coot, 1 Moorhen, 4 Common Gull, 1 BH Gull and 1 Herring Gull. Also present were 1 Jay, 10+ Redwing, 1 Green Woodpecker and 40+ Redpoll.
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