Sunday 20 August 2017

Wintersett + VisMig 20.08.17

16 - 19 degrees with 1/8 cloud and a moderate, cold south west to westerly.
Anglers CP VisMig: 07.00 - 12.00hrs.  Not a lot moving again. A juvenile Arctic Tern flew south 07.15hrs. Dunlin 2 south.  Linnet 5 south.
Anglers CP: A Peregrine flew over.  A Merlin  flew west 11.35hrs.  Kestrel 3.   Pochard 5.  Pink-footed Goose 1. A female Grey Partridge with small young was in the Pol field.  Grey Wagtail 2.  Psycho, the adult Yellow-legged Gull was on the small raft + 2 other adult/sub-adults were also around.  Common Gull 3 juveniles. Common Tern 1 adult + 3 WRes..   Lesser Black-backed Gull 3.
Haw Park Wood: 2 Hobbies were hawking over this morning,  and seen again this evening interacting over Cold Hiendley Res.   One was flying low over WRes. at 20.45hrs. Four species of falcon seen  in one day is a rare occurrence
Cold Hiendley Res: A SPOTTED FLYCATCHER was in the  hedge on the south east corner this afternoon, and still present at 20.00hrs. (new for the year list).
Critter: A partially eaten Grass Snake was seen in CHRes, SF field hedge.

                           Spotted Flycatcher                 CHRes     SDenny

                   Juvenile Common Gull              ACP    PMeredith

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