Saturday 13 December 2014

Wintersett - Yorkshire Super 6 13.12.14

0°C,  icy conditions with clear sky and a light south westerly.  Cold Hiendley Res. had a small frozen area.
Anglers CP:  Grey Wagtail 1, Green Woodpecker 1 and Cormorant 33. 
Wintersett Res:  Water Rail 2.  A RED KITE flew north along the west bank at 11.48hrs and then came back SE over ACP at 12.10hrs. A Little Egret went north at 13.50hrs.
Our amazing Gull Roosts broke a Yorkshire record tonight with a stupendous 6 CASPIAN GULLS coming in as follows.  The first to arrive on Anglers CP was a 2nd W at 14.25,  another 2nd W came in at 15.00,  a 3rd W flew in at 15.30 and an adult dropped in  on the rock wall at 16.00hrs. This adult had a red ring on its right leg, (unreadable in the poor light) and a metal ring on its left leg.  On Wintersett Res an adult Caspian flew in at 15.45 and a further adult came in at 15.55hrs.
Interspersed among the Caspians were,  a juv/1stW ICELAND GULL at 14.55hrs  and a 1st W Yellow-legged  at 16.10hrs on WRes,  and the usual adult Yellow-legged Gull on Anglers at 15.45hrs.
Other totals for both roosts  - Herring  2870,  Great Black-backed 384 and Lesser Black-backed 10. 
NB - Pugneys had a 2nd W Caspian Gull and a 1st W Yellow-legged Gull.  The Blyth's Pipit is present for the 6th day.

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