22nd January 2011
Thanks very much Steve for keeping the Hatfield Moors Birding Blog while I was away in Brazil. Cheers Chris
ALDERFEN (Morning) – 31 Mute Swan, 70+ Whooper Swan, 11 Bean Geese and 5 Curlew (RC) 1 Peregrine (DW et al)
Some of the Bean Geese at Alderfen yesterday © Andy Marshall 2012
CANDY CORNER (am) – the White-fronted Goose still with graylags, c200 Pink-footed Geese (SF)
TEN ACRE LAKE (am) – the ‘redhead’ Smew still at north end (SF)
BOSTON PARK (afternoon) – a White-fronted Goose was seen with the Canada Geese here (JP)
MOOR EDGES (pm) - 11 Kestrel (DW et al)
NEW MOOR (pm) – 1 Merlin (male), 1 Peregrine (adult), 2 Buzzard, c50 Whooper Swan (DW et al)
MOORBANK WOODS (pm) 2 Tawny Owls (DW et al)
PACKARDS SOUTH (pm) – c200 Pink-footed Geese flew in (DW et al)
One of the Bean Geese showing leg colour of Tundra rather than Taiga © Andy Marshall 2012
