Monday 18 April 2016

All Ingbirchworth

I decided to have a circular walk of all (and bits in between) the Ingbirchworth reservoirs.
I could and should have picked a better day. Strong cold winds meant that very few passerines were in song.
Broadstone Reservoir - pair Grey Partridge and 15+Meadow Pipits + Water Vole.
Ingbirchworth Reservoir -9 Canada Geese, pair of Teal, 24 Mallards, 8 Tufted Ducks, pair of Goldeneye, 2 Cormorants W, pair of Little Grebe, 4 Moorhens, 15 Coots, 1 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, c50 Black-headed Gulls, 1 adult Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Sand Martin, 300+ Swallows, 5+ House Martins, 20+ Willow Warblers, 1 male Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, two pairs Pied Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail and 2 singing Yellowhammers.
Ingbirchworth - 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull on floodwater with Black-headed Gulls.
Inbirchworth Lane - 6+ Skylarks and 2 Yellowhammers.
Scout Dike Reservoir - 7 Mallards, 5 Moorhens, 18 Coots, two pairs of Little Grebe, 2 pairs of Great Crested grebes, 1 Lapwing, 4 Curlews, 1 Willow Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 10+ Willow Warblers and two pairs of Pied Wagtails,
Royd Moor Reservoir - 1 drake Tufted Duck, 2 Great Crested Grebes, three pairs Moorhen, 10+ Black-headed Gulls, 1 Whimbrel arrived from the S landed very briefly then left N, a pair Curlew and 10+ Swallows.

Soaking m' feet naw.

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