Wednesday 21 August 2019

The Edge 21/08/2019

The Fleet - Walking onto Wombwell Ings I noticed Peter Kent and Keith Fisher scoping the Fleet. Whilst looking at a Whinchat perched on some thistles, they spotted  a Wheatear hopping about in the grass just underneath it. Also seen on the Fleet were 4 Mute Swan, 77 Canada Geese, 65 Greylag, 10 Mallard, 1 Little Egret, 3 Lapwing, 1+3juv LBB Gull, 1 Skylark and 2 Pied Wagtail.
Wombwell Ings - Quite a few passerines along the Bulling Dyke with 10+ Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 10+ Long Tailed Tit, 5+ Great Tit, 5+ Blue Tit,  several Chiffchaff and a Song Thrush. Also present were 5 Mute Swan, 15 Canada Geese, 24 Shoveler, 14 Mallard, 11 Teal, 3 Gadwall, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 122 Lapwing, 29 BH Gull and 2 Linnet. K. Fisher had a Greenshank early morning. On the corner pond were 2+2y Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron and 2 Coot.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 2+3juv Mute Swan, 13 Canada Geese, 107 Mallard, 99 Gadwall, 27 Tufted Duck, 4 Shoveler, 3 Pochard, 27 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 166 Coot and 9 Lapwing.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 2+4juv Mute Swan, 5 Greylag, 10 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 4 Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 Pochard, 5 Little Grebe, 4+2juv Great Crested Grebe, 7 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron and 202 Coot. Also present were 2 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel and 4 Jay.

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