13 - 17 degrees, sunny with 3/8 cloud and a light westerly breeze.
Anglers CP: Brambling 2 west. Black-necked Grebe 3. Little Grebe 7.
Wintersett Res: The juvenile male Garganey in the north east corner.
Anglers CP Gull Roost: An adult Mediterranean Gull, a 1st Winter Caspian Gull and 5 Yellow-legged Gulls were in this evening.
Her are the Wintersett WeBS counts for September 202o:
Mute Swan 56 Whooper Swan 1 Greylag Goose 60 Canada Goose 34 Cormorant 7 Great Crested Grebe 22 Black-necked Grebe 2 Little Grebe 6 Water Rail 1 Coot 884 Moorhen 24 Mallard 62 Teal 18 Garganey 1 juvenile male Shoveler 69 Wigeon 372 Gadwall 227 Tufted Duck 333 Pochard 94 Goldeneye 10. Grey Heron 10 Lapwing 250 Snipe 6 Kingfisher 2.
It looks as though Cetti's is here to stay, it was singing from the scrape this morning. In addition to the usual stuff, 2 Herring and 10 Common Gulls on the wader scrape. (JP)
The late Ralph Hibbert's funeral service with be at Ardsley Crematorium on Tuesday 3rd November at 10.50am.
8 - 10 degrees with 8/8 cloud with a light southerly breeze.
120 birds were ringed today. per @BeckyBailey101
Highlights of 3 Goldcrest, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 male Blackcap, 2 Coal Tit, 88 Lesser Redpoll, 14 Redwing & 1 Blackbird.
Anglers CP: Chiffchaff 3. A Whooper Swan flew in. Siskin 8. Black-necked Grebe 2. A Grey Plover flew over NW at 15.25hrs.
Wintersett Res:
Swallow 1. The juvenile male Garganey was in the north east corner.
Quiet today birdwise 21 Shoveler, 2 Tufted, 2 Cormorant, 4 adult Common Gulls, Water Rail, 2 Goldcrests, 4 Jays, Kingfisher and Grey Wagtail. (JP/Dave Smith/CG)
A Fox was hunting the wader scrape. Fungi included:
10 degrees with 8/8 cloud and a north easterly breeze.
Wintersett Res: The immature male Garganey still present - per Peter Garrity.
Anglers CP: A Stonechat and a Red Kite were in the back fields - per Chris Swaine. Dunlin 1. Black-necked Grebe 1. 36 Whooper Swans flew east at 09.00hrs.
Immature male Garganey Wintersett Res.. P Garrity
This morning 2 Willow Tits, a singing Cetti's Warbler, 3 Water Rails and 3 Common Gulls (1 noticeably smaller with shorter bill and more streaking on head and breast). (JP/D. Standish)
This afternoon Goldcrest, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 3 Jays, 50 Fieldfares north and 5 Redwings west.
A Migrant Hawker was flying.
Fungi on show included Candlesnuff, loads of Sulphur Tuft and up to 6 Earth Stars.(Dave Smith)
A cool 8 - 12 degrees with 6/8 cloud and a light north easterly.
Wintersett Res: The juvenile Garganey still in the north east corner and a Ring-necked Parakeet flew over west (Keith Horne)
Anglers CP: A Black-tailed Godwit and a Dunlin were feeding in the SW corner. Black-necked Grebe 3. (Steve Denny)
Haw Park Wood: Pink-footed Goose 150 north east in 4 skeins over 5 Ways, HPWood. at 11.30hrs. (AS, SG).
This morning saw the return of Cetti's Warbler after an absence of 2 years. A male sang briefly before first light and subsequently more strongly from 3 different locations in the marsh up until 09.00hrs. Male and female Tawny Owl also called before dawn. Water Rails called from 3 sites and 6 Redpoll and a Siskin were roaming around. Redwings moving west included 2+20+20+5. (CG)
Meanwhile (JP) was on the top field on the east side of the reserve and saw c100 Fieldfare and c200 Redwing moving north. 10 Skylarks and 6 Meadow Pipits were down on the field of stubble.
On his way home (JP) found a Tree Sparrow in a hedegerow on the Royston Road, Cudworth allotments. This is scarce bird in these parts, the last record for nearby Carlton Marsh was on 25/9/10.
Wintersett VisMig - per Gray Speight
Going north west: A Hawfinch, calling continuously.
Going east: Whooper Swan 7. Pink-footed Goose 200 in 3 skeins.
Going west: Redwing 2089. Fieldfare 375. Starling 945. Brambling 7. Chaffinch 70.
Going south east: 2 Great Egrets came in to Wintersett Res. at 12.50,hrs. They landed in theWillow Wood tree tops before leaving to south east at 13.00.
Going south: Goosander 1. Swallow 6
Going north: Heron 1.
Anglers CP: Black-necked Grebe 3. Pintail 1 drake. Goldeneye 7 + 4 WRes..
Wintersett Res: The juvenile Garganey still in NE corner and a Kingfisher. per Steve Denny.
Anglers CP Gull Roost: per Steve Denny
Lesser Black-backed Gull 667. Herring Gull 150. Great Black-backed Gull 18. Yellow-legged Gull 7.
Insect: A European Hornet was seen near the cafe.
This morning 32 Teal, 50+ Gadwall, 20 Shoveler, 3 Common Gull, 1 Fieldfare with 20 Redwing and 1 Collared Dove east was only the 4th record this year.(JP)
Late morning 60 Greylags high NW at 11.05hrs were folowed by 50 more west at 11.20hrs. (R.J. Boland)
This afternoon 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Small White and 3 Small Copper butterflies. (Chris Parkin)
Dave Smith discovered several Earth Stars (Geastrum triplex) on the disused railway embankment, which is new for the reserve. (That's one I never expected here). He also found our annual Shaggy Pholiota (Pholoita squarrosa) in the car park.
Before dusk 2 Buzzards, 50 Redwing, 15 Starlings and Great Spot Woodpecker. 2 Snipe left the wader scrape west to feed elsewhere. A Fox was hunting the wader scrape and a Pippistrelle was out and about. (Dave Standish)
8 - 13 degrees sunny, with 4/8 cloud, and a light north easterly.
Sightings per Steve Denny.
Anglers CP: Rock Pipit 1. 3 Black-necked Grebes still present. Fieldfare 1.
Wintersett Res: Chiffchaff 1. The ducks flushed to CHRes!
Cold Hiendley Res: Goldeneye 7. TuftedDuck 380 + 10 WRes.
Botany Bay: Brambling 1.
Lepidoptera: Comma 1 in the Willow Wood WRes.
A Barn Owl was hunting at the back of the wader scrape at dusk. (Dave Standish)
c50 Fieldfares flew west over the Newtown estate in Cudworth at 14.25hrs. (CG)
9 - 12 degrees, with 8/8 dull cloud and a cool north easterly. Rain from late morning to mid afternoon.
Wintersett Res: The juvenile Garganey still in the northeast corner. A Brambling was on the north bank.
Our mate Ralph Hibbert died this morning! He tested positive for Covid 19 recently and appeared to be reasonably well, but this morning he had a little fall and may have had a blood clot on his brain? He was 81. Ralph was a bloody good naturalist, his passion was identifying and counting butterflies in the locale. He was a pretty good botanist too. About 20 years ago he became one of our wildlife group helping with the management of the reserve. We shall miss his cheeky chappy antics and friendship. Here are few photographs from happier times.
It was quiet today on the reserve 21 Shoveler, Water Rail, 1 Redpoll, Great Spot Woodpecker, Kingfisher, 12 Pied Wagtail and 30 Magpie.
A very late Brown Hawker equalled the latest ever of 12/10/08.
Clouded Agaric and Jew's Ear was amongst the fungi found.
Reed Warbler ATJ3857
was ringed at Wintersett on 22/07/20
and 20 days later was retrapped by ringers
at Buckland Marsh, Oxfordshire - a move of 214km South.
