Saturday 28 December 2019

Wintersett + Gull Roost 28.12.19

7 - 9 degrees, sunny with a light southerly.
Anglers CP: The drake Ring-necked Duck was with the Pochard flock,  off the east bank all day.  Pintail 1 male + 1 female.  Pochard 176.  Little Grebe 5 + 4 WRes..  Shoveler 7.  Goosander 32 at dusk.
Anglers CP Pol: A Water Rail was under feeders and  11 Yellowhammer were counted.  
Wintersett Res:  2 singing male Cetti's Warblers - boathouse reeds and south east area + another male calling on the south bank of Cold Hiendley Res.  500 Wood Pigeon were in the ruin field.  80 Pink-footed Geese flew over west from Havercroft 12.34hrs. 
Cold Hiendley SF: Meadow Pipit 18 + 12 west bankCHRes..  Grey Wagtail 2.  Pied Wagtail 10.  Reed Bunting 10.  Goldcrest 1.
Anglers CP Gull Roost: Lesser Black-backed Gull 5.  Great Black-backed Gull 94.  Psycho the adult Yellow-legged Gull was the only notable.

A couple of the drake Ring-necked Duck    Anglers CP     Alex Aylward
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Water Rail   Pol Feeders  Anglers CP       Alex Aylward

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