Sunday 1 December 2019

Wintersett + Ringing 01.12.19

1 - 4 degrees with 0/8 cloud and a light north westerly.
Wintersett Res:  A little confusion here when a drake Ring-necked Duck was found off the north bank at 09.40, by Steve Denny.   One had been reported at Johnny Brown's Common South Kirkby  at 08.15 this morning.  Could there be two in the district?  @bigpaddymartin cleared up the confusion by revisiting JB's Common and reporting no sign of Ring-necked Duck.   Yachts out on  WRes. pushed the Ring-necked Duck onto Cold Hiendley Res. by 11.12hrs.(CS,AS)   It was still present at 15.30hrs.(PS)   5 Cetti's Warbler males - north bank,  north east bank,  2 singing south east bank + 1 south bank CHRes..  Kingfisher 2. 
Anglers CP: Jack Snipe 1.  Woodcock 1.  Shoveler 22 + 5 WRes..  Pochard 174.  Little Grebe 2 + 2 Wres.  Cormorant 17 + 3 WRes.  Wigeon 185 + 2 WRes..  Teal 43.
Cold Hiendley Res: A Woodcock and a Water Rail on the south bank.
Haw Park Lane:  A Barn Owl was hunting at dawn, then over ACP at Dusk.
14 birds were ringed this morning Anglers CP:  Highlights  were 11 Redwing and 1 Lesser Redpoll.

Ring-necked Duck     CHRes  PMeredith @Fitzybirder

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