Thursday 15 March 2018

Sheffield and Barnsley

Courtesy of DW. Along with DM we went to Graves Park hoping for LSW. Nonsuch materialised but some minor compensation took place in the form of a Ring-necked Parakeet first heard calling a number of times before being seen in flight.
Also present: 3 Nuthatch, 2 GSW, 1 Little Grebe. Several Tufted Duck.

Old Moor RSPB: Kestrel, Grey Heron, Goldeneye, Redshank, Yellowhammer. c8 Reed Bunting, similar Tree Sparrow, c10 Greenfinch, c12 Pochard similar Gadwall, numerous Tufted Duck, several Shoveler, Teal, Wigeon. Other woodland species and many birding visitors.