Doncaster Birding

Sunday 25th December 2016

BIRD REPORTS

DONCASTER LAKESIDE (SE5901) – c.3000 BH Gull, c.40 Common Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 150+ Herring Gull, 18 Great Black-backed Gull most of the large gulls left before dark presumably for Potteric (Chris Robinson)

DON VALLEY – Silverwood Lagoon (SK4793) – 1 SHORT-EARED OWL (Per today’s SHEFFIELD BIRD STUDY GROUP-RECENT NEWS)

HUMBERHEAD PEATLANDS – Hatfield Moors area (SE7106D & SE6905X) – 1 Barn Owl, 1 Brambling, 2 COMMON REDPOLL, 82 Fieldfare, 2m HEN HARRIER, 4 Pochard,  11 Redwing, 12 Shoveler, 4 Stonechat (Andy Marshall and Col Neale). For further detail see today’s HATFIELD MOORS BIRDING BLOG

WEATHER REPORTS

LOCAL – Weather: prolonged periods of overcast skies during both the early hours and evening, mainly cloudy otherwise with some sunshine during the morning and afternoon, mainly dry with some light rain during the afternoon. Visibility: Excellent/very good throughout. Temperatures: +13.8° to +8.3°C. Wind: mainly light, occasionally very light and moderate; mainly WSW, occasionally SW, W and WNW. Surface pressure at 0000UTC: 1019hPa-1015hPa-1017hPa. Fronts etc.: two NE/SW cold fronts moved SE over the District during the evening.

SURFACE PRESSURE CHART

MOON PHASE – Waning crescent
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