Thursday 31 August 2017

Wintersett 31.08.17

14 - 18 degrees with 8/8 cloud and a cool north westerly.
Today Steve Denny and Paul Meredith counted a total of 91 Chiffchaffs and 14 Blackcaps  in the area.   This morning Chiffchaffs -  41 car park (and adjacent bits of HPLane), boathouse area (as far as bench) and north bank (up to and including just over road by Botany Bay)   24 between boathouse bench and west bank bridge.  This afternoon:14 between Botany railway path  and Disposal Point,
8 at north end of ACP and 4 near main hide. 
Blackcaps  5 this morning, 4 this afternoon.. Steve also had 5 on west bank WRes.
Wintersett Res:  2 Tree Pipits went south at 06.45hrs, 1 over ruin field and 1 over north bank. 
Cettis Warbler 1 'chacked'  north bank + 1 sang briefly on the north side of Botany Bay.  3 + Goldcrests  were in the boathouse area.  Treecreeper 1 .  Swift 26.  House Martin 100.   Tree Sparrow 70 on the north bank. Sedge Warbler 1 on west bank.   Willow Tit 1 south east corner.
Disposal Point: Coal Tit 1.
Anglers CP: Pink-footed Goose 1.  Shoveler 2.
Odonata: 2 Black-tailed Skimmer, south end ACP  this afternoon.
In August we added 6 new birds to the Wintersett  year list, bringing the year to date total to 160.

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