Sunday 11 October 2020

Wintersett + Ringing + VisMig 11.10.20

 7 - 11 degrees with 7/8 cloud and a cool north westerly wind.

Anglers CP VisMig:  800 Redwing flew west.  Brambling 1 south.  Hardly any coverage this morning so numbers nowhere near other sites.

Anglers CP: Black-necked Grebe 2.  6 Whooper Swans dropped on, from a great height, at 07.55hrs.. Shelduck 1 . 

Wintersett Res: The juvenile Garganey still in north east corner.  28 Pintail flew from here onto Anglers CP

Cold Hiendley SF:  Green Sandpiper 1.  Kingfisher 1. 

58 birds were ringed at Anglers CP:

Star of the show  was a Yellow-browed Warber at 09.00hrs It showed briefly from the viewing screen at the feeding area at 11.50hrs.   A 2nd year  male Sparrowhawk earlier was knocked into 2nd place!

Other ringing highlights were 30 Lesser Redpoll,  20 Redwing,  1 Chiffchaff and 1 Goldcrest.

Yellow-browed Warbler  Anglers CP  11.10.20 

Above image @BeckyBailey

Below image @Croftonbirder


 
                                           2nd year male Sparrowhawk  Anglers CP  RBailey

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