Sunday 28 April 2019

Wintersett + South Kirkby Iberian Chiffchaff 28.04.19

7 - 9 degrees with sun  and a very light easterly.
Anglers CP: Common Sandpiper 3.  Little Ringed Plover 2. Lesser Redpoll 1. Teal 5. Pochard 1m.  Yellow Wagtail 1 north.  Dunlin 1.  Great Black-backed Gull 2.  Garden Warbler 1m Pol.
Haw Park Wood: A Raven flew over east towards WRes. at 08.30hrs.
Wintersett Res: A Little Egret flew over north at 07.25hrs.  Arctic Tern 1 + 1north over ACP. Common Tern 4.    Swift 14. Cuckoo 1 west bank.  Goldeneye 2.  Cetti's Warbler 4 m.  Sedge Warbler 8m.  Reed Warbler 17m + 4m ACP..  Whitethroat 9m.  Willow Warbler 10m.  Lesser Whitethroat 1m east bank + 1m Pol ACP.   A Barn Owl flew over this evening.

Of note:
The singing Iberian Chiffcaff at South Kirkby, found by @bigpaddymartin is outside the BBSG recording area - just! The railway is the boundary and the bird is in territory about 50 metres to the NE on the wrong side. It has been as close as 20 metres this afternoon and can be heard and seen from BBSG turf.
Justin Carr (@bentleybirdman) captured the bird on video.  Follow the link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=3NxDXnV3t9w
 
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 Iberian Chiffchaff      South Kirkby     PMeredith
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Iberian Chiffchaf       South Kirkby       PMeredith

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