Wednesday 26 August 2020

Wintersett 26.08.20

14 - 17 degrees with sun,  variable light cloud and a cool west north westerly breeze.
Anglers CP:  The highlight today was an juvenile Spoonbill  seen by Steve Denny, flying west over the country Park at 14:25, then circling the Pol field, before leaving north west.  Gray Speight managed to get onto it from  the car park!   It was picked up at 14.35hrs going west  at Pugneys by Ian Beveridge @fisermanian.    An adult Common Tern flew north at 10.45hrs.  A juvenile, male Peregrine flew over at 11.14hrs.  A Goosander went west.   An adult Yellow-legged Gull flew west + an adult and a sub adult were on the water.  Teal 8.  Wigeon 1.  Swift 8. Common Sandpiper 1.  Herring Gull 180.  Lesser Blackbacked Gull 150.  Yellow Wagtail 1.  Hobby 1.
Wintersett Res: Goldeneye 4 females.  Mallard 180 + 80 ACP.  Shoveler 2.  Sand Martin 30 .  220 Linnet were in the Ruin field.

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