upstarts1979
Well-known member
Saturday early start resumes
Yesterday I arrived at 6.10am to be greeted by a very cold strong E-NE wind followed shortly after by snow flurries. This was supposed to be the start of my early Spring sessions but it felt more like mid winter. Hopefully next week will see a return to more favourable migrating conditions.
FLASHES :-
Teal 6. Shoveler 3. Gadwall 2.
Curlew 5. BLACK TAILED GODWIT. Snipe 4. Lapwing 24 with a lot of displaying. Oystercatcher 2. Avocet 26.
MED Gull ad. Common gull sub ad. BHG 2000.
Peregrine the small male it caught a starling and took it to a mast. Kestrel.
Pheasant.
Fieldfare 12. Redwing 12. Starling 220-250.
Pied wag 2.
SAILING POOL:-
GCG 16. Tufted 20. Coot 70. Sand Martin 2.
MOORS #UPTONWARREN:-
GCG 2. Little grebe 3 min. Little egret.
Shelduck . shoveler 31. Gadwall 6. Teal 12 pochard 11. Tufted 48. Mute swan 2. Cormorant 8.
Snipe 3. Oystercatcher 4. Dunlin. Blackwit briefly from Flashes then it returned there.
Coot 20+.
Sand martin
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Yesterday I arrived at 6.10am to be greeted by a very cold strong E-NE wind followed shortly after by snow flurries. This was supposed to be the start of my early Spring sessions but it felt more like mid winter. Hopefully next week will see a return to more favourable migrating conditions.
FLASHES :-
Teal 6. Shoveler 3. Gadwall 2.
Curlew 5. BLACK TAILED GODWIT. Snipe 4. Lapwing 24 with a lot of displaying. Oystercatcher 2. Avocet 26.
MED Gull ad. Common gull sub ad. BHG 2000.
Peregrine the small male it caught a starling and took it to a mast. Kestrel.
Pheasant.
Fieldfare 12. Redwing 12. Starling 220-250.
Pied wag 2.
SAILING POOL:-
GCG 16. Tufted 20. Coot 70. Sand Martin 2.
MOORS #UPTONWARREN:-
GCG 2. Little grebe 3 min. Little egret.
Shelduck . shoveler 31. Gadwall 6. Teal 12 pochard 11. Tufted 48. Mute swan 2. Cormorant 8.
Snipe 3. Oystercatcher 4. Dunlin. Blackwit briefly from Flashes then it returned there.
Coot 20+.
Sand martin
.