Saturday 31 August 2019

Wintersett + VisMig 31.08.19

16 - 18 degrees with 4/8 cloud and a cool south westerly wind.
Anglers CP Vis.Mig:  A cream crowned Marsh Harrier flew NE at 08.30hrs.  A Ruff south at 09.38hrs.  Snipe 2 SW at 10.47hrs.  A 1st W Mediterranean Gull west at 12.00hrs. 
Going south: Yellow Wagtail 2.  Swallow 9.  Sand Martin 10.  House Martin 70.  Swift 5 (+10 present). 
Anglers CP:  A Raven flew over Haw Park Wood at 08.00hrs.  Hobby at 08.25hrs.  Common Tern 4  adults and a 1st W.  Dunlin 1.  Common Sandpiper 3.    Pochard 84 + 11 WRes.. Cormorant 33. 
Wintersett Res:  Goldeneye 3.  Great Crested Grebe 33 + 9 ACP + 10 CHREs.. Yellow-legged Gull 1adult.(Psycho).   
 

Friday 30 August 2019

Carlton Marsh 29/8/19

Little Egret, Redshank, Shoveler 2, Willow Tit and a late Swift.

A moth session with Dave Smith on the disused railway embankment produced 24 species that included the first Chevron since 1978! 3 Vine's Rustic, 5 Sallow, 2 Centre Barred Sallow, Flame Carpet, 5 Rosy Rustic and 4 Gold Spot were some of the more colourful specimens.

 Vine's Rustic
The Chevron


The Edge 30/08/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 7 Mute Swan, 9 Canada Geese, 54 Teal, 46 Gadwall, 32 Shoveler, 13 Mallard, 6 Wigeon, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Coot, 1 Kestrel, 51 Lapwing, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Knot, 36 BH Gull, 2 Grey Wagtail and 5 Linnet.
The Fleet - Viewable were 4 Mute Swan, 114 Canada Geese, 9 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 1 Kestrel, 2 LBB Gull and 2 Pied Wagtail.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 2+3juv Mute Swan, 24 Tufted Duck, 20+ Gadwall, 19 Mallard, 3 Teal, 1 Pochard, 23 Little Grebe, 6 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Barn Owl, 4 Red Legged Partridge, 193 Coot, 21 Lapwing, 11 Snipe, 20+ Swift and 120+ Goldfinch.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 2+2juv Mute Swan, 7 Greylag, 5 Mallard, 4 Gadwall, 3 Tufted Duck, 2 Pochard, 4 Little Grebe, 3+1juv Great Crested Grebe, 10 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 161, Coot, 4 LBB Gull and 1 Herring Gull. Also present were 2 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher and 1 Grey Wagtail.

Wintersett 30.08.19

16 - 22 degrees with 4/8 cloud and a moderate south westerly.
Anglers CP: Hobby 1.  Pintail 1.  Swift 2 + 6 WRes..   4 Greenshank south at 09.09hrs.  Dunlin  1 juvenile/1stWinter.  Cormorant 26.  Greylag Goose 137.
Wintersett Res: Little Grebe 6 + 3 + 2 CHRes..   Goldeneye 1.
Cold Hiendley Res: Teal 4.  Shoveler 19.  Wigeon 2.   Gadwall 52. 

Thursday 29 August 2019

Wintersett 29.08.19

14 - 17 degrees, cool with 4/8 cloud and a light south westerly.
 Going south: A Greenshank  at 06.30hrs.  Sand Martin 5.  Ringed plover 1 at 09.35hrs.
Going south west: Alba wagtail 3.  Swallow 11.  Meadow Pipit 5.  Black-tailed Godwit 3 at 08.57hrs.
Anglers CP: Swift 6.  Hobby 2 at 0835hrs.  Common Sandpiper 1.  A juvenile Peregrine at 09.45hrs.  Greenfinch 55.  Wigeon 2.  Shoveler 8.  Pochard 37 + 14 WRes. + 4 large young ML Pond. 
Botany Bay: Kingfisher 1.
Disposal Point: Willow Tit 1. 
Wintersett Res: Goldeneye 3.  Sedge Warbler 1 north bank.  Little Grebe 2.
Odonata: Migrant Hawker75 around the area. 
Lepidoptera: Painted Lady 1 ACP.   Small Tortoiseshell 1, Red Admiral 1 and Gatekeeper 1 WRes..

Wednesday 28 August 2019

Wintersett + VisMig. + Moths 28.08.19

14 - 17 degrees with 8/8 cloud and a light south westerly. Short showers mid morning.
Anglers CP Vis.Mig:
Going south:10 Swallows, 4 Sand Martin, 2 Meadow Pipits and a Kestrel.
Going north: A Greenshank dropped in at 07.55hrs, left at 08.05hrs.
Snipe: 6 flew west at 07.01hrs.   1 south at 07.18hrs, then returned and dropped in.  3 north at 07.34hrs and 5 west at 08.25hrs.
Anglers CP: Common Sandpiper 1.  A juvenile Peregrine flew over 07.30hrs.  Swift 8.  Pochard 37 + 29 WRes..  Teal 12 + 3 CHRes..  Wigeon 1.  Shoveler 5.  Cormorant 29.
Wintersett Res: A Common Tern and a  Dunlin new in this afternoon.  A Kingfisher was on the boathouse walkway.
Moth trapping overnight: Highlights were - 2 Centre-barred Sallow,  1 Turnip and 2 Vine's Rustic.

Vine's Rustic    Hoplodrina ambigua     ACP  ASmith

            Kingfisher             WRes             SDenny

The Edge 28/08/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 11 Mute Swan, 58 Teal, 51 Gadwall, 43 Shoveler, 21 Mallard, 8 Wigeon, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 1 Kestrel,  1 Peregrine, 206 Lapwing,  3 Snipe, 29 BH Gull and 2 Linnet. Peter Kent also had 2 Green Sandpiper and 1 Ruff.
The Fleet - Viewable were 1 Mute Swan, 31 Canada Geese, 11 Greylag, 13 Mallard, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2+1y Moorhen and 30+ Swift.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 2+3juv Mute Swan, 22 Greylag, 52 Gadwall, 38 Mallard, 26 Tufted Duck, 2 Teal, 1 Pochard, 35 Little Grebe, 5 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 251 Coot, 1 Peregrine, 1 Kestrel, 1 Red Legged Partridge, c200 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 5+4juv LBB Gull and 20+ House Martin.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 2+4juv Mute Swan, 21 Greylag, 9 Mallard, 7 Gadwall, 2 Tufted Duck, 4+1juv Great Crested Grebe, 3 Little Grebe, 7 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 214 Coot and 1 Moorhen. Also present were1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay and 2 Chiffchaff.

Tuesday 27 August 2019

Wintersett + Ringing + Insects + Gull Roost 27.08.19

19 - 22 degrees,  Hot and sunny with a light westerly.
Anglers CP VisMig: 
Going south:  A Green Sandpiper at 06.46hrs.  + 2 more at 09.07 hrs..  Teal 3.  Meadow Pipit 1.  Chiffchaff 2.   Swift 1.  Swallow 2.
Anglers CP: 2 Tree Pipit dropped onto Pol, then went west at 08.25hrs.,  another Tree Pipit  dropped onto Pol at 08.35hrs.  A Nuthatch was calling on the  hill + 1 in Haw Park Wood yard.
2 Greenshank were in this evening. Shoveler 2.  Wigeon 1.
Haw Park Wood: Treecreeper 1. 
32 Birds were ringed: Highlights were - Green Woodpecker 1 juvenile.  Blackcap 7.  Reed Warbler 7.  Chiffchaff 7.  Willow Warbler 5.  Treecreeper 1.
Gull Roost WRes:  1500 Black-headed Gulls were in this evening.
Lepidoptera: Meadow Brown 2.  Common Blue 1.  Painted Lady 3.  Brimstone 1 male.  Small Tortoiseshell 1.  Green-veined White 1.
Odonata: A Southern Hawker was on Haw Park Lane.
Moth trapping overnight highlights:  Maiden's Blush -3rd record.  Bulrush Wainscot.  Frosted Orange.  Centre-barred Sallow 1.

                         Green Woodpecker juvenile        ACP          ASmith

Carlton Marsh

This morning 10 Blackcaps, 1 Willow Warbler and a juv. Great Spotted Woodpecker were ringed.
Remind me not to try and photograph one again. Handling them to put a ring on etc isn't a problem, but with my camera in one hand and the bird in the other I had no protection as it switched to hammer drill mode! I just managed to take a couple of photos before I had to let go because of the excruciating pain as it tried to drill into my fingers and in particular the joints. A lovely bird though and the first ringed here since 2001.

 Juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker



The Edge 27/08/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 11 Mute Swan, 50+ Teal, 50+ Shoveler, 11 Mallard, 7 Gadwall, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 43 Lapwing, 53 BH Gull, 2 Greenshank over south at 8.45am, and 2 Linnet. Along the Bulling Dyke were 5+ Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat and 1 Common Whitethroat.
The Fleet - Viewable were 14 Canada Geese, 1 Greylag, 6 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 5 LBB Gull, 10+ House Martin and 100+ Goldfinch. A juvenile Ringed Plover was seen early morning.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 2+3y Mute Swan, 5 Canada Geese, 90+ Gadwall, 40+ Mallard, 31 Tufted Duck, 4 Shoveler, 3 Teal, 1 Pochard, 33 Little Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 161 Coot, 1 Peregrine, 31 Lapwing, 6 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper and 1 Kingfisher.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 2+3juv Mute Swan, 58 Greylag, 1 Canada Goose, 8 Gadwall, 4 Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck, 3 Pochard, 5 Little Grebe, 2+2juv Great Crested Grebe, 7 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 197 Coot, 1 BH Gull and 1 LBB Gull. Also present were 1 Kestrel, 1 Whinchat and 2 Linnet.

Monday 26 August 2019

Wintersett + VisMig + Insects 26.08.19

21 - 28 degrees with 0/8 cloud,  extremely hot and sunny, with a very light south westerly.
Wintersett Res: A Grasshopper Warbler was at the ruin area west bank.  Blackcap 13.  Chiffchaff 12.  Willow Warbler 2.  Whitethroat 1
Anglers CP VisMig: )7.30 - 12.00hrs :
Going west: 3 Tree Pipit at 08.46hrs + 1 at 09.30hrs.  4 Meadow Pipit.
Going south : Chiffchaff 1.  Yellow Wagtail 2.   Common Gull 1.  Kestrel 1.
Going south west: Ringed Plover 1.  Teal 1.  Grey Wagtail 1. 
Anglers CP: 10 Pintail , 5 Wigeon and 3 Shoveler dropped in.  Kingfisher 1.   Common Sandpiper 1.  Teal 2 + 1 CHRes,,  Pochard 26.  A Nuthatch was calling in the Woodland Walk area , then later dropped on Pol   A Snipe flew in.
Lepidoptera:  A steady stream of butterflies throughout the morning,  most flying west.  63  Red Admiral. 18 Painted Lady.  3 Small Tortoiseshell.  1 Peacock 1.
Anglers CP: Brown Argus 1.
Moth trapping overnight highlights: The 2nd record Maiden's Blush ( 1st record was on 1st June 2019).  Twin-spotted Wainscot and  Angle-striped Sallow. Heath Rustic,  Brindled Green and Old Lady.

Maiden's Blush  2nd record for Wintersett    26.08.19       ASmith
             Twin-spotted Wainscot         26.08.19     ASmith

Carlton Marsh

On the wader scrape this morning Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, Kingfisher, 3 Teal, 2 Dabchick and a drake Shoveler.
Also of note 2 +2 Willow Tits, 4 Chiffchaff singing and a day flying male Vapourer Moth.

This afternoon the buddlejas proved irresistible to 20 Painted Ladies, 10 Small Tortoiseshell, 38 Red Admiral and 3 Comma, but only 3 Peacock. Looks like they have largely gone into early hibernation!
Also present Small White, G.V. White, 19 Large White, 22 Speckled Wood, 3 Common Blue, 1 Small Copper, 3 Meadow Brown, 3 Gatekeeper, 1 Brown Argus and 71 White sp.

Carlton Pit site
145 Painted Ladies and 46 Red Admirals were all on Buddleja (Chris Parkin).

Chris also caught a nice moth in his Cudworth garden last night - Maiden's Blush. There has only been one previous Barnsley record as far as I know at Old Moor in 2011 (per J.D. Coldwell 'Insects of the Barnsley Area')

Maiden's Blush 

Sunday 25 August 2019

Ewden valley 25/8/19. G. and J Wasse, S Green.

Nine species of raptor with an Osprey over ewden height and towards broomhead res just after midday. Marsh Harrier 1 cc. over ewden height and lost to view, Goshawk from ewden height, up the valley and away west. Red Kite 1, Sparrowhawk 2, C Buzzard 6+, Hobby 2 regular hunting insects, Peregrine 2, and 5 Kestrels. Raven 4, Stonechat 4, Spotted Flycatcher 2 probably 3, LBB GULL 20 s., Curlew flock 15+ w., with 1 calling Whimbrel. Meadow Pipit c40 south with a similar number of Swallows moving with a few House Martins.

Wintersett + VisMig + Ringing 25.08.19

A very hot 22 - 27 degrees with 2/8 cloud and a light south easterly.
Anglers CP VisMig : 2 juvenile Common Gulls and 2 Swallows  went south. A Meadow Pipit went north!.
Wintersett Res: A Greenshank flew over south west at 09.55hrs..  7 Ringed Plover flew over south at 15:20, our largest flock since 2010!
72 birds were ringed this morning: Highlights were 11 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler,  13 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 10 Willow Warbler and 20 Chiffchaff.  A 1st year female Cetti's Warbler, ringed here 29/06/19 was retrapped. 
Lepidoptera: Speckled Wood,  Painted Lady, 5 Red Admiral,  Small Copper,  1 male Brimstone,  Peacock,  Small Tortoiseshell,  Small White, Large White Meadow Brown.
Image
1st year female Cetti's Warbler retrapped  WRes   RBailey

Saturday 24 August 2019

Carlton Marsh Moth Night 23/8/19

With Harry Beaumont and Chris Parkin. We ran to mercury vapour lights in the car park area. 38 species of Macro moth identified included the rare Waved Black. Harry tells me this was the 9th for Yorkshire and only the second for VC 63. 2 Vine's Rustic were also new to the list. Harry dissected two Copper Underwing types, which were identified as Copper Underwing. Others taken were Lesser, Pale and Iron Prominent, Bulrush and Twin Spotted Wainscot, Crescent, Orange Swift and Gold Spot.

Waved Black
Common Marbled Carpet
 Lesser Swallow Prominent
 The Sallow
 Twin Spotted Wainscot
 Dusky Thorn
Saturday 24th
2 Little Egrets and 2 Swifts this evening.














Wintersett + VisMig 24.08.19

20 - 25 degrees, hot and sunny with warm southerly breeze.
Anglers CP VisMig:  09.15 - 12.00hrs.
Going south: Sand Martin 17.    Swallow 28.   Swift 1.  Meadow Pipit 1 south + 4 east.   
A Tree Pipit  was in ruin area Sycamores WRes.. at 07.15hrs.
Anglers CP: A kettle of 13 Buzzards.  A Hobby and a Peregrine over.  A Nuthatch was calling.  Teal 3.  Shoveler 3.  A Snipe flew over.   Yellow-legged Gull 1 adult (Psycho)..
Wintersett Res: 80 Goldfinch on the west bank. 
Cold Hiendley Res: Kingfisher 1. 
Lepidoptera:  A Red Admiral, a Comma and a  Small Tortoiseshell at ACP.  A Meadow Brown. a Small Heath, 2 male Brimstone at Disposal Point. 
Odonata: A Male Emperor on Botany.  A Blue-tailed Damselfly and an Emerald Damselfly on Disposal Point. 

Friday 23 August 2019

Wintersett +Ringing + Insects 23.08.19

18 - 23 degrees, very hot and humid, with 6/8 but diminishing cloud, and a light south westerly.
Anglers CP: A Spotted Flycatcher, a Male Redstart, 70 Linnet,  30 Goldfinch, 2 Lesser Whitethroat and  3 Willow Warbler were in the east bank meadow. A Black-tailed Godwit flew south at 08.05hrs..    71 Rooks were in the Pol field.  Grey wagtail 1.  Pochard 16 + 2 WRes. + 2 CHRes.. Shoveler 6 + 4 CHRes.. Little Grebe 7 + 5 CHRes.  Teal 2.
Wintersett Res: Common Tern 16.  Goldeneye 4 + 1 CHRes..  Water Rail 1west bank.
Cold Hiendley:  A Merlin flew south this morning, and it, or another,  went south west over Wintersett Res. at 20.10hrs..  Gadwall 42. Cormorant 4.  A juvenile Peregrine flew over. 
Haw Park Wood: Green Woodpecker 1 + 2 Golf Course.
75 birds were ringed today. Highlights were  16 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Reed Warbler,  29 Chiffchaff,  9 Willow Warbler,  1 Goldcrest and 5 Goldfinch.
Lepidoptera: A male Common Blue, A male Brimstone and a Brown Argus on Pol, ACP.  A Holly Blue HPLane.  Small Copper 1 west bank WRes..
Odonata: An Emperor and a Blue-tailed Damselfly at CHRes.. 

Carlton Marsh

I will be catching moths tonight with Harry Beaumont in the car park from around 8.30pm if anyone wants to join us you are welcome.

Thursday 22 August 2019

Carlton Marsh 21/8/19

51 birds were ringed in the evening, they included Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler and Longtailed Tit. 44 of them were Swallows as c500 came in to roost, there was only 1 adult, a male. My thanks to Dave Smith for his assistance.

Longtailed Tit BLX685 ringed here on 14/7/14 was retrapped with others. So this bird will be at least 5 years old. 6 Swifts were also feeding over the marsh at dusk and male and female Tawny Owl were calling.

This morning 22/8/19 Little Egret, Kingfisher, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Coal Tit and 5 Swift.
A male Southern Hawker was near the hide and a Painted Lady was on the wing.  

Wintersett + Vis.Mig. 22.08.19

16 - 19 degrees with 7/8 cloud and a moderate south westerly.
Anglers CP + Vis Mig.: 
A Golden Plover went east.  4 Snipe and 2 Whimbrel flew west.  67 Sand Martin went south.  
Swift 15.  Lapwing 400.  Goldfinch 100.  Shoveler 3.  Cormorant 15.  Mallard 245.  Greylag Goose 102.  Tufted Duck 1 medium/large young. 
Wintersett Res: Peregrine  1 juvenile over + 1 adult over ACP at 10.10hrs.
Lepidoptera: Meadow Brown 1.

Wednesday 21 August 2019

Wintersett + Ringing 21.08.19

16 - 18 degrees with scattered, but increasing cloud and a light to moderate south westerly wind.
Wintersett Res: A Water Rail and a singing male Cetti's Warbler were on the west bank.
70 Birds were ringed: Highlights were - 5 Blackcap,  2 Garden Warbler,  6 Whitethroat,  3 Sedge Warbler,  18 Reed Warbler,  13 Chiffchaff,  8 Willow Warbler and 1 Treecreeper.
Anglers CP Evening: Green Sandpiper 1.    Yellow-legged Gull 1 1st winter. 

The Edge 21/08/2019

The Fleet - Walking onto Wombwell Ings I noticed Peter Kent and Keith Fisher scoping the Fleet. Whilst looking at a Whinchat perched on some thistles, they spotted  a Wheatear hopping about in the grass just underneath it. Also seen on the Fleet were 4 Mute Swan, 77 Canada Geese, 65 Greylag, 10 Mallard, 1 Little Egret, 3 Lapwing, 1+3juv LBB Gull, 1 Skylark and 2 Pied Wagtail.
Wombwell Ings - Quite a few passerines along the Bulling Dyke with 10+ Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 10+ Long Tailed Tit, 5+ Great Tit, 5+ Blue Tit,  several Chiffchaff and a Song Thrush. Also present were 5 Mute Swan, 15 Canada Geese, 24 Shoveler, 14 Mallard, 11 Teal, 3 Gadwall, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 122 Lapwing, 29 BH Gull and 2 Linnet. K. Fisher had a Greenshank early morning. On the corner pond were 2+2y Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron and 2 Coot.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 2+3juv Mute Swan, 13 Canada Geese, 107 Mallard, 99 Gadwall, 27 Tufted Duck, 4 Shoveler, 3 Pochard, 27 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 166 Coot and 9 Lapwing.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 2+4juv Mute Swan, 5 Greylag, 10 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 4 Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 Pochard, 5 Little Grebe, 4+2juv Great Crested Grebe, 7 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron and 202 Coot. Also present were 2 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel and 4 Jay.

Tuesday 20 August 2019

Carlton Marsh

This evening the only birds of note on the wader scrape were Little Egret, 7 Lapwings, Kingfisher, 2 Teal and about 15 each of Gadwall and Mallard. Elsewhere 11 Swifts at dusk joined large numbers of Swallows as they came into roost. The  Swifts are still using at least 3 nest sites 3/4 mile to the east at Beech Avenue, Cudworth (per G. Miller. An estimated 600 Swallows roosted in Common Reed south of the ringing rides. A very vocal escaped Zebra Finch stopped me in my tracks near Bleachcroft Farm, as I walked the disused railway embankment.

Our juvenile Buzzard, photographed this afternoon (Dave Smith) 

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Wintersett 20.08.19

14 - 17 degrees with 8/8 cloud and a  cool, moderate south westerly.
Anglers CP: 5 Shelduck (3 adults + 2 juvs) were in this morning.  The Whinchat is still in the east bank meadow.  A Yellow Wagtail flew over Santingley Farm.  Pochard 15 + 6 WRes..  Cormorant 18 + 1 CHRes.. 
Wintersett Res: The adult Yellow-legged Gull (Psycho) was on a buoy.  Goldeneye 3.
Mammal: A Mink took a Coot in the north east corner.
Odonata: A male Emperor was at Botany Bay.
Lepidoptera seen today:  Peacock.  Small Tortoiseshell.  Pink Ladies.  Gatekeeper,  Meadow Brown and Green-veined White.

                               Shelduck               ACP                 SDenny
 Whinchat      East bank meadow ACP    SDenny

The Edge 20/08/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 8 Mute Swan, 7 Canada Geese, 9 Shoveler, 5 Mallard, 1+5y Tufted Duck, 2 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Moorhen, 2 Kestrel, 186 Lapwing, 51 BH Gull, 2 Mistle Thrush and 4 Linnet. Peter Kent also had 1 Greenshank, 3 Dunlin and 6 Teal.
 The Fleet - Viewable were 84 Greylag, 83 Canada Geese, 6 Mallard, 2 Gadwall, 1 Cormorant, 1 Kestrel, 3juv LBB Gull and 2 BH Gull. Peter Kent had a Ringed Plover early morning.
Broomhill Flash - Ian Carter ( Chas) had 2 Redstart on the top lane. Noted were 2+3juv Mute Swan, 4 Canada Geese, 86 Mallard, 72 Gadwall, 20 Tufted Duck, 7 Shoveler, 1 Pochard, 4 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 28 Little Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 166 Coot, 4 Moorhen, 39 Lapwing, 1 LBB Gull and 50+ Swift.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 2+3juv Mute Swan, 11 Greylag, 11 Gadwall, 7 Mallard, 4 Pochard, 1 Tufted Duck, 4+1juv Great Crested Grebe, 4 Little Grebe, 10 Cormorant, 196 Coot, and 1 Moorhen,.  Also present were 1 Kestrel and 1 Grey Wagtail.

Silkstone Wagonway - new insects

The grass-bug Trigonotylus caelestialium (bottom) is new to the Barnsley area and it was pleasing to see the spread of the Oak Bush-cricket.


Monday 19 August 2019

Carlton Marsh

Amongst the birds ringed this morning Redstart, Garden Warbler, Willow Warbler, Whitethroat and Chiffchaff. There are still 4 Swifts hanging around the Newtown estate in Cudworth!

 Garden Warbler
 Willow Warbler
 Redstart


Wintersett 19.08.19

14 - 18 degrees with sun, scattered cloud and a moderate south westerly wind.
Anglers CP: The Whinchat is still present in the east bank meadow.  A Yellow Wagtail went south.  Common Sandpiper 1.  Shoveler 3.  Swift 10.  Pochard 14 + 2 WRes.  Cormorant 15 + 2 WRes + 1 CHRes..
Walton Hall: An Osprey was fishing briefly,  before drifting west at 10.05hrs.  Hobby 1.  Great Crested Grebe 2 large young.  Mute Swan 5 large/medium young. 
Wintersett Res:  Yellow-legged Gull 1 adult (Psycho).  Goldeneye 3 +1 CHRes..  Common Tern 22.
Lepidoptera: A Green-veined White was seen Willow Wood,  WRes..

                              Whinchat      East meadow ACP    SDenny

The Edge 19/08/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 5 Mute Swan, 5 Canada Geese, 4 Greylag, 13 Mallard, 7 Shoveler, 1+5y Tufted Duck, 2 Cormorant, 2 Coot, 129 Lapwing, 42 BH Gull and 2 Linnet.
 The Fleet - Viewable were 325 Canada Geese, 68 Greylag, 23 Mallard, 2 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 4 LBB Gull and 2 Pied Wagtail.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 2+3juv Mute Swan, 1 Canada Goose, 112 Mallard, 75 Gadwall, 19 Tufted Duck, 6 Shoveler, 33 Little Grebe, 5 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 2 Kestrel, 5 Red Legged Partridge, 152 Coot, 22 Lapwing, 2+ Snipe, 1+2 juv LBB Gull and 10+ Swift.
Bolton Ings -  On the open water were 4+4juv Mute Swan, 9 Mallard, 8 Gadwall, 2 Tufted Duck, 4+1 juv Great Crested Grebe, 4 Little Grebe, 5 Cormorant, 203 Coot, and 2+1 juv LBB Gull. Also present were 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel and 1 Green Woodpecker.

Sunday 18 August 2019

Wilthorpe Marsh 18/8/19.

Very quiet with a party of 5 Green Sands and 1 C Snipe the best. Haven’t seen many fish this year but 5 Chub were showing from the sewage farm river bridge.

Wintersett 18.08.19

15 - 18 degrees with sun but increasing cloud and a moderate west south westerly.
Anglers CP:  3 Ws to start the day.  A Whinchat was in the field off the east bank.   5 Whimbrel went west at 08.55hrs.   A Wheatear flew south over the car park at 09.00hrs. A Yellow Wagtail went south.  Common Sandpiper 1.  Greylag Goose 86.  Canada Goose 326.  Pochard 12.  Little Grebe 1.  Swift 10.  
Wintersett Res: Goldeneye 3 + 1 CHRes.. 
Cold Hiendley Res: Gadwall 45.  Tufted Duck 238.
Lepidoptera: A Small Copper and a Meadow Brown at ACP..  A Gatekeeper,  a Green-veined White and a Painted Lady at Botany Bay.
Odonata: A Brown Hawker at Botany Bay.

Saturday 17 August 2019

Carlton Marsh

A Little Egret, c50 Black Headed Gull, 7 Lapwing and 1 Teal were on the w. scrape this morning and 2 Willow Tits, 2 Treecreepers and a Coal Tit were amongst the Tit flock feeding near the viewpoint.
Also of note Green and Great Spot Woodpecker, Kingfisher, Buzzard and Kestrel. (Dave Smith)

2 Swifts are still entering a nest site at Beech Avenue, Cudworth (Geoff Miller)

Butterflies included 28 Painted Lady, 5 Red Admiral, 19 Peacock, 2 S. Tortoiseshell, 2 Comma, 4 Meadow Brown, 24 Gatekeeper, 2 Brown Argus and 1 Common Blue (Chris Parkin).

Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Ruddy Darter, Banded Demoiselle and Emerald Damselfly were also on the wing (CG)

Wintersett + Ringing 17.08.19

14 - 19 degrees with sun,  variable cloud and a moderate south westerly.
Anglers CP:   2 Whimbrel flew over south at 06.15hrs.. A Goosander went south at 07.50hrs..   A Little Egret went south at 09.10hrs.  Pochard 9.
Disposal Point: Green Woodpecker 1.
31 birds were ringed this morning.  Highlights were: - 8 Blackcap,  2 Reed Warbler,   1 Sedge Warbler,   10 Chiffchaff,    6 Willow Warbler and  2 Tree Sparrow.
Lepidoptera:  A male Common Blue, a  Meadow Brown and a Peacock were on the Pol ACP.   A Purple Hairstreak was on Haw Park Lane.

Friday 16 August 2019

Wintersett 16.08.19

14 - 16 degrees with 8/8 cloud and drizzle in the morning, rain and a southerly to south westerly wind.
Anglers CP: Common Sandpiper 1. Yellow-legged Gull 1adult.   Pochard 5  + 6 WRes. Shoveler 1.  2 medium young Tufted Duck.  Swift 22 + 15 WRes.. Cormorant 9 + 2 CHRes..
Wintersett Res: Common Tern 24.  A Nuthatch was by the boathouse bench.

The Edge 16/08/2019

Wombwell Ings -Highlight was a Black Tern  that was flying over the main pool for 20 minutes from 9.00am. Also present were 4 Mute Swan, 198 Canada Geese, 5 Greylag, 61 Mallard, 12 Gadwall, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 81 Lapwing and 17 BH Gull.
The Fleet - Viewable were 376 Canada Geese, 94 Greylag, 9 Mallard, 5 LBB Gull , 3 BH Gull and 2 Linnet.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 2+3y Mute Swan, 64 Gadwall, 63 Mallard, 15+ Tufted Duck, 26+ Little Grebe, 3 Little Egret, 3 Cormorant, 171 Coot, 17 Lapwing, 1+3y LBB Gull and 20+ Swift.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 1 Mute Swan, 144 Canada Geese, 26 Greylag, 9 Mallard, 7 Gadwall, 4 Pochard, 1 Tufted Duck, 4+2y Great Crested Grebe, 3 Little Grebe, 7 Cormorant and 187 Coot. Also present were 2 Kestrel and 2 Linnet.

Thursday 15 August 2019

Carlton Marsh

It was pretty quiet today, Little Egret, Kingfisher, 2 adult a juv Buzzard, 6 L. Grebe (4juvs), 2 Teal and 5 Grenfinch.

Butterflies on the wing Painted Lady 3, Gatekeeper 4, and Peacock 10+.
Ruddy Darter and Common Darter, Emerald Damsel and Brown Hawker were also noted.

For anyone who didn't see Rob Creek's Tweet the other day, here are the details he sent of LBB Gull H9P5 he saw at Carlton Glass Recycling Plant on Sunday 11th August.
It was ringed as a juv. Herring Gull at Helgoland on 2/7/11 and seen subsequently at Colemnar Viejo, Madrid on 10/12/12, 28/2/15 and 17/2/16 and at a fishing port in Malaga on 10/11/12, 5/1/14, 19/2/15 and 11/2/18.
In between times it was seen in Northern France at Nord Blaringham on 5/7/12 and the Vendee Marai on 3/3/13.
It obviously prefers to winter in the Malaga area of Spain.


Wintersett + Gull Roost 15.08.19

13 - 17 degrees with sun, scattered/variable cloud and a south westerly wind.
Anglers CP: Wigeon 1.  Shoveler 3.  Common Gull 1 juvenile.  Cormorant 10 + 1 WRes..  Little Grebe 5.  Pochard 3 + 2 WRes..  Yellow-legged Gull 1 adult (Psycho).   A Curlew flew over and then over WRes..  Lapwing 350.  Herring Gull 58 at 12.00hrs.
Wintersett Res: Common Tern 26.  
Haw Park Wood: A Raven flew over at 19.10hrs.
Gull Roost - ACP and WRes:  A total of 800 Black-headed Gulls were roosting this evening.
Lepidoptera: A Red Admiral  and a Gatekeeper were on the west bank WRes..  2 Meadow Brown at ACP..
Odonata: Black-tailed Skimmer  1 male ACP.

Wilthorpe Marsh 15/8/19.

Oxbow pond area. Pretty much the same since the weekend with 3 Green Sands, 10 Lapwing, 1 L Egret. Yesterday afternoon over Vernon road Worsbrough c 50 Swifts south, knocked down by the rain.

Wednesday 14 August 2019

Wintersett 13th + Ringing and 14th August 2019

13th August 2019

Anglers CP: Shoveler 1.  Pochard 4.  Tufted Duck 2 medium young. Teal 1.  Cormorant 8.   Yellow -legged Gull  adult - Psycho!
 84 Birds were ringed: Highlights were - 24 Blackcap,  9 Reed Warbler,  15 Chiffchaff,   13 Willow Warbler,  Garden Warbler 1, Whitethroat 1.
Lepidoptera: A Small Skipper,  a Peacock and a Meadow Brown were on the Pol.

14th August 2019
9 - 15 degrees, cool with 8/8 grey cloud and drizzly rain showers.
Anglers CP: Greylag Goose 94,  Canada Goose 181,  Shoveler 3,  Pochard 7 + 7 WRes..  Tufted Duck 1 in wing moult.   A Little Egret flew in to the shallows at 09.15hrs.  Common Sandpiper 1. A  ringed Plover flew west at 09.40hrs.  Swift 7 + 3 WRes..  A Yellow Wagtsil flew over.
Botany Bay: Little Grebe 1 fledged young.
Wintersett Res: Goldeneye 3 (the female's wing looking good).  Kingfisher 1.  Common Tern 16.

Carlton Marsh

This morning on the wader scrape in addition to the wildfowl 2 Kingfisher and a Little Egret. (K. Bannister)

This evening c550 Swallows came in to roost with c50 House Martins and a heavy shower produced 20 Swifts.

The Edge 14/08/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 9 Mute Swan, 196 Canada Geese, 31 Greylag, 103 Mallard, 11 Gadwall, 4 Shoveler, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 1 Coot, 84 Lapwing, 23 BH Gull, 3 Kingfisher, and 100+ Goldfinch.
The Fleet - Very quiet with 7 Canada Geese, 10 Mallard, 8 LBB Gull and 2 BH Gull.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 2+3y Mute Swan, 1 Canada Goose, 62 Gadwall, 53 Mallard, 23 Tufted Duck, 29 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 3 Cormorant, 157 Coot, 1 Kestrel, 12 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 200+ Sand Martin, 2 juvenile Yellow Wagtail, 2+3y LBB Gull and 1 Common Tern.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 2+4y Mute Swan, 118 Canada Geese, 19 Greylag, 9 Gadwall, 6 Mallard, 4 Pochard, 1 Tufted Duck, 3+1y Great Crested Grebe, 3 Little Grebe, 5 Cormorant and 181 Coot. Also present were 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 17 Lapwing over west, 1 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 40+ Swift and 1 Grey Wagtail.

Tuesday 13 August 2019

Carlton Marsh

Little Egret was on the wader scrape again and a Grass Snake around 2ft long was seen near the hide (K. Bannister).

A female Angle-striped Sallow was caught in Dave Smith's Carlton garden this evening.

The Edge 13/08/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 6 Mute Swan, 112 Canada Geese, 27 Greylag, 25 Mallard, 11 Shoveler, 11 Gadwall, 2 Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 52 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 63 BH Gull, 1 Kingfisher and 1 Reed Bunting.
The Fleet - A Turnstone, first seen by K. Fellows at c9.30am, moved over to the Ings and shortly after ten o'clock turned up on Broomhill Flash. Also viewable were 79 Canada Geese, 3 Greylag, 1 Little Egret, 2 Kestrel, 40+ Lapwing, 8 LBB Gull and 1 BH Gull.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 2+3y Mute Swan, 2 Canada Geese, 89 Mallard, 74 Gadwall, 30+ Tufted Duck, 9+ Shoveler, 20+ Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 5 Cormorant, 2 Red Legged Partridge, 2 Kestrel, 159 Coot, 120+ Lapwing, 4 Snipe, and 2+3y LBB Gull. Early morning P. Kent also had a Wheatear.
Bolton Ings - Highlight was the extended views in flight of two Bittern. At 12.20pm, one was seen flying westward along the near edge of the east pool. The second bird flew from the right hand corner halfway along the far edge at 12.43pm. On the open water were 3+4y Mute Swan, 7 Greylag, 5 Canada Geese, 12 Gadwall, 6 Pochard, 4 Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 Shoveler, 5+2y Great Crested Grebe, 5 Little Grebe, 5 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron ,183 Coot and 1 BH Gull. Also present were 2 Kestrel and 50+ Goldfinch.

Monday 12 August 2019

Carlton Marsh

On the wader scrape 4 LBB Gulls, c50 BH Gulls, Kingfisher, Dabchick, Little Egret and a Treecreeper at the viewing point. Buzzard and kestrel were hovering over a freshly cut barley field and 4 juvenile Dabchicks were on the main scrape.
Another Treecreeper was amongst a Tit flock in the car park along with a singing Goldcrest.

Butterflies included 10+ Peacock, Small Skipper, 3 Painted Lady, 2 Meadow Brown and 3 Gatekeeper.
Dragonflies on the wing were 3m 1f Ruddy Darter, 2m Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, 2 Brown Hawker and 2m 1f Banded Demoiselle. 

East of the reserve, in nearby Cudworth, a Swift was seen still entering into a nest site on the Beech Avenue estate (Geoff Miller)

Wintersett 12.08.19

13 - 17 degrees with 3/8 but increasing cloud and a strengthening westerly.
Anglers CP: A cream crowned Marsh Harrier was circling high over at 11.10hrs.  A Turnstone flew over  at 11.20hrs.  Herring Gull 105.  Sand Martin 20.  Common Sandpiper 1.  Shoveler 1.  Teal 1.
Wintersett Res: Common Tern 19.  Pochard 2.  Swift 4.
Lepidoptera: A Peacock and a Green-veined White  were on  west bank WRes.  A female Common Blue was on north west bank WRes..  A Meadow Brown was at ACP..

Wintersett Ringing Recovery 12.08.19

 Per Becky Bailey 


A Blackcap AYA5205 was caught on the west bank Wintersett Reservoir
on 03/08/19 as an adult female. She was ringed as a juv on 06/07/18
at Thorpe Marsh - a short move of 23km WNW in 393 days. 
 
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The Edge 12/08/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 3 Mute Swan, 147 Canada Geese, 26 Greylag, 63 Mallard, 11 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 2 Moorhen, 1 Kestrel, 9 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 1 Avocet and 4 Linnet.
The Fleet - Viewable were 46 Canada Geese, 1 Greylag, 2 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Avocet ( flew in from the Ings at 9.30am ), 9 BH Gull and 8 LBB Gull.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 2+3y Mute Swan, 90 Gadwall, 46 Mallard, 16+ Tufted Duck, 27 Little Grebe, 5 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 153 Coot, 2 Kestrel, 50+ Lapwing, 17 Herring Gull and 3+2y LBB Gull.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 2+3y Mute Swan, 19 Canada Geese, 1 Greylag, 7 Gadwall, 4 Shoveler, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Mallard, 1 Pochard, 6 Little Grebe, 5+2y Great Crested Grebe, 5 Cormorant, 151 Coot, 8 BH Gull and 1 Herring Gull. Also present were 2 Kestrel and 1 Grey Wagtail.

Sunday 11 August 2019

Wintersett 11.08.19

13 - 18 degrees, warm with 6/8 cloud and a variable westerly.
Anglers CP:  A cream-crowned Marsh Harrier flew over west at 15.20hrs.  Common Sandpiper 3.  Hobby 1. Shoveler 3.  Herring Gull 18.  Yellow-legged Gull 1 juvenile.
Wintersett Res: Common Tern 20.  Swift 15 + 4 ACP. 
Lepidoptera: Meadow Brown 1 ACP.
Odonata:  Emperor 1 male ACP.   A Southern Hawker  and 3 Migrant Hawker  in Haw Park Wood.

Carlton Marsh

The wader scrape was disturbed this morning by shooters on a piece of land under different management. However, elsewhere Little Egret was seen along with Willow Tit, Green Woodpecker and Buzzard (Jim Plant).

It will be worth watching the wader scrape in case the reported Baltic-type Gull, Caspian and Yellow - legged Gulls, seen at the glass recycling centre at Carlton by Daniel Langston, come for a wash and brush up.

This afternoon 2 Buzzards were up and a Swift was seen.
Butterflies included 47 Painted Lady, 37 Peacock, 1 Brown Argus, 6 Red Admiral, 6 Comma and 2 Ringlet.
Dragonflies on the wing were 2 Southern Hawker and a Migrant Hawker.
Latticed Heath and Yellow Shell moths were disturbed from the long grass and a fresh dead Common Shrew was on the path (Chris Parkin).

Saturday 10 August 2019

Carlton Marsh

A Green Sandpiper, Little Egret and a Kingfisher were on the wader scrape at 06.40hrs (Keith Bannister).
The Green Sandpiper had left by the time Dave Smith arrived. Duck numbers are increasing now Gadwall 39, Mallard 40, Tufted Duck 9, Coot 22.

Shortly after I arrived at the wader scrape a Greenshank and a Green Sandpiper came in at 10.55hrs. The Sandpiper left north at 11.05hrs and the Greenshank left south at 11.08hrs (CG)

Greenshank and Green Sandpiper 

A Baltic Gull - type and 2 Yellow - legged Gulls (a juv. and a 4cy) were seen at the glass recycling centre on the Carlton Industrial estate this morning (Daniel Langston).

A group of about 20 people from the British Naturalists Society visited the reserve today.

Wintersett Saturday 10.08.19

17 - 20 degrees with 7/8 cloud and a strengthening westerly.  Some light drizzle late afternoon.
Anglers CP Vis.Mig: : Yellow Wagtail 1 south west. House Martin 3 south.  Swallow 5
Anglers CP: Swift 8.  Common Sandpiper 3.  Cormorant 8.  Tufted Duck 2 small/medium young. Little Grebe 4 + 1 WRes.. Greylag Goose 83.  A Greenshank flew over ar 14.55hrs.
Haw Park Wood:  Hobby 1 over 08.45hrs.
Wintersett Res:  Black Tern 1 moulting adult 11.45hrs..    Goldeneye 3.  Pochard 3. Great Crested Grebe in wing moult.
Lepidoptera:  A Meadow Brown and a Gatekeeper  - ACP..
Odonata: Black-tailed Skimmer 1 ACP..


Wintersett - Friday 09.08.19

Anglers CP: Little Grebe 5.  Cormorant 5 + 1 WRes. + 3 CHres..  Pochard 1 + 3 WRes..
Wintersett Res: Goldeneye 3.
Lepidoptera:  West bank WRes. Gatekeeper 2.  Green-veined White 1.

Friday 9 August 2019

The Edge 09/08/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 10 Mute Swan, 4 Greylag, 31 Mallard, 5 Gadwall, 7 Shoveler, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 1 Kestrel, 6 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Snipe, 5 BH Gull and 2 Yellow Wagtail.
The Fleet - Viewable were 25 Greylag, 1 Canada Goose, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 1 Kestrel, 41 Lapwing and 1 Greenshank. Peter Kent also had a cc Marsh Harrier.
Broomhill Flash -  Noted were 2+3y Mute Swan, 5 Canada Geese, 4 Greylag, 21 Gadwall, 20 Mallard, 20+ Tufted Duck, 6 Shoveler, 33+ Little Grebe, 3 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Cormorant, 1 Kestrel, 207 Coot, 33 Lapwing, 10+ Snipe and 2+3y LBB Gull. P. Kent also had 2 Curlew over east and 9 Arctic Tern flying towards Old Moor Rspb.
Bolton Ings - Highlight was three Ravens, being mobbed by Crows, as they flew  towards the west end at 12.05pm. The CB radio helped to put several people onto the birds which are infrequent visitors to this part of the valley. On the open water were 3+4y Mute Swan, 4 Canada Geese, 2 Greylag, 5 Mallard. 9 Gadwall, 2 Tufted Duck, 7 Shoveler, 3+3y Great Crested Grebe, 5 Little Grebe, 7 Cormorant and 182 Coot. Also present were 4 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Linnet and 1 Bullfinch.

Wilthorpe Marsh 9/8/19.

Oxbow pond area. Small, but with Crakes possible. 3 Green Sand, Redshank 1, C Snipe 1, Lapwing 30, juv. Water Rail 1. 2 Green and 1 GS Pecker, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, C Buzzard.

Thursday 8 August 2019

Carlton Marsh

On the wader scrape this morning 2 Common Sandpipers, Redshank and Dunlin in full summer, Little Egret (Keith Bannister)
Hopefully slightly better views from the wader scrape view point now after some scrub was cut back.
Also of interest 4 Painted Ladies, Emperor Dragonfly, Black-tailed Skimmer, Ruddy Darter, Migrant and Brown Hawker.

Littleworth - Monk Bretton
17 species of butterfly included 77 Common Blue, 9 Brown Argus, 42 Small Heath, 23 Painted Lady and 204 Gatekeeper (Chris Parkin)

Wintersett + Ringing 08.08.19

16 - 19 degrees,  4/8 cloud, sunny spells and a light to moderate easterly.
Wintersett Res: Great Crested Grebe 50 + 6 CHRes + 7 ACP Common Tern 27.
84 birds were ringed: Highlights were - a juvenile Water Rail, west bank WRes.  11 Blackcap.  1 Garden Warbler.  6 Whitethroat. 21 Reed Warbler.  3 Sedge Warbler.  12 Chiffchaff and 9 Willow Warbler.
Lepidoptera: Meadow Brown 2 WRes.   Painted Lady 9west bank WRes. + 4 Willow Wood + 1 ACP.   Brimstone 1 male Pol, ACP.

The Edge 08/08/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 10 Mute Swan, 19 Canada Geese, 1 Greylag, 24 Mallard, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 66 Lapwing, 68 BH Gull, 1 Common Gull and 12 Linnet.
The Fleet - Viewable were 190+Canada Geese, 43 Greylag, 8 Mallard, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 31 Lapwing, 28 BH Gull, 8 LBB Gull and 2 Herring Gull.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 2+3y Mute Swan, 50+ Canada Geese, 61 Gadwall, 56 Mallard, 27 Tufted Duck, 5 Shoveler, 1 Pochard, 26+ Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 2 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 115 Coot, 11 Lapwing, 7 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank and 2+3y LBB Gull.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 2+4y Mute Swan, 8 Greylag, 1 Canada Goose, 39 Gadwall, 11 Shoveler, 2 Pochard, 1 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck, 3 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 172 Coot, 3 BHGull, 1 LBB Gull and 1 Common Tern. Also present were 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel and 2 Linnet.

Wednesday 7 August 2019

Wintersett 07.08.19

16 - 18 degrees with 8/8 cloud,  a short shower early this morning and a moderate westerly throughout the day.
Anglers CP: Teal 3.  Little Grebe 3.  Mallard 1 large fledged young.  Tufted Duck 2 small young.  Swift 2 + 2 south + 2 WRes..
Wintersett Res: Goldeneye 3 (the female still has a dodgy wing).  Common Tern 14.
Odonata:  Black-tailed Skimmer 1 north bank WRes.  Small Red-eyed Damselfly 2 male Botany Bay.

Tuesday 6 August 2019

Carlton Marsh

This evening a Fox ran out onto the wader scrape and grabbed a Mallard in eclipse plumage. This obviously scared the Little Egret, c150 BH Gulls and the few LBB Gulls away.

As dusk approached c1000 Swallows and at least 1 Sand Martin amassed to roost in the reed beds again, as another different Fox appeared (Dave Smith)

Carlton Marsh - 5th August

c750 Swallows roosted in the reed beds! At least 6 Pipistrelle Bats and a Noctule Bat were feeding over and around the scrape (Dave Smith).

A 'Moth Session' with  Chris Parkin and Dave Smith produced 52 species (39 of which were macros) and included Scarce Footman, The Crescent, Knotgrass, Poplar Hawk Moth, Blood Vein, Brown China Mark, Iron Prominent, Lesser Swallow Prominent, Pebble Prominent, Pebble Hook Tip, Sallow Kitten, Ruby Tiger and Small Phoenix.

 The Crescent (CG)
 Lesser Swallow Prominent (CG)
 Knotgrass (CG)
 Pebble Hook Tip (CG)
Pebble Prominent (CG)

Wintersett 06.08.19

16 - 19 degrees with 4/8 cloud and a light south westerly. A couple of short, light showers in the afternoon.
Reports today are from the aftenoon,  due to twitching male Little Bustard at  Mickletown Ings, Methley this morning,
Anglers CP:  Cormorant 6.  Common Sandpiper 1 and Little Grebe 2.
Wintersett Res: Pochard 2 + 1 ACP.   Goldeneye 3.

The Edge 06/08/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 9 Mute Swan, 13 Greylag, 4 Canada Geese, 35 Mallard, 1 Little Egret, 37 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper and 87 BH Gull.
The Fleet -  Viewable were 61 Greylag, 46 Canada Geese, 2 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 2 Kestrel, 9 Lapwing, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 31 BH Gull and 3 LBB Gull.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 2+3y Mute Swan, 16 Canada Geese, 164 Mallard, 52 Gadwall, 17 Tufted Duck, 1 Teal, 23 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk,  129 Coot, 18 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2+3y LBB Gull and 2 Pied Wagtail.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 3+2y Mute Swan, 1 Greylag, 1 Canada Goose, 9 Gadwall, 2m+2f Pochard, 1 Tufted Duck, 4 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 172 Coot, 2 LBB Gull and 1 BH Gull. Also present were 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Willow Tit and 1 female Blackcap.

Monday 5 August 2019

Wintersett + Insects 05.08.19

16 - 19 degrees with sun, scattered cloud and a moderate south westerly.
Anglers CP: Common Sandpiper 1.  Snipe 1.  Cormorant 3. Yellow Wagtail 3.  Lapwing 366.   Common Gull 1 adult.  Sand Martin 60 south west.  6 Swift were over Santingley.
Wintersett Res: Common Tern 20.  Psycho, the adult Yellow-legged Gull. 
MLBigPond: Great Crested Grebe 2 small/medium young.   Little Grebe Young.  2 small + 2 Small + 2 small.     Tufted Duck 7 medium young. 
Lepidoptera: A Small Copper, a Comma and 10 Green-veined White were on Botany old railway path.   A Meadow Brown was on MLBigPond. 
Odonata: MLBigPond - Small Red-eyed Damselfly 1 male - the first for this site. Emerald Damselfly 1.  Azure Damselfly 1 male.   Four-spotted Chaser 1.  Emperor 1 male.


Wintersett Blackcap Ringing Recovery

 per   @BeckyBailey101
Blackcap APB6638 was ringed by Archie on the ruin at Wintersett Res. on 07/08/18.
It was found dead on the road at Duckworth Hall, Oswaldtwistle,  on 22/07/19. 
A move of 67km west in 349 days.

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Sunday 4 August 2019

Carlton Marsh

On the wader scrape Little Egret and a Common Sandpiper (Jim Plant)

Wintersett WeBS for August 2019

Here are the July 2019  WeBS totals for the Wintersett Area.

Mute Swan 76   Canada Goose 28   Greylag Goose 23   Coot 199   Moorhen 20   Great Crested Grebe 56   Little Grebe 2   Cormorant 2   Mallard 212   Teal 1   Gadwall 16   Tufted Duck 182   Pochard 9   Goldeneye 3   Lapwing 310   Grey Heron 4   Common Sandpiper 1 ACP   Kingfisher 1 CHRes   Common Tern 23.    

Wintersett + Ringing + even more Small Red-eyed Damselfiles 04.08.19

19 - 23 degrees with sunny spells, varying cloud, a short downpour early afternoon and a south easterly breeze.
Anglers CP: Black-tailed Godwit 1 on shallows.  Common Sandpiper 1.  Tufted Duck 2 small young. Pochard 9.   Yellow Wagtail 3 south + 6 over south east. .   Swallow 10 south.    Hobby 1 adult + 2 WRes..  Psycho, the adult Yellow-legged Gull,  flew around causing panic and mayhem on the shallows late afternoon.
53 birds were ringed this morning: 14 Blackcap.   2 Garden warbler.  4 Whitethroat.  5 Reed warbler.  7 Tree Sparrow,  6 Willow Warbler.  2 Chiffchaff.
Odonata: Small Red-eyed Damselfly 34 males on MLSkimmer Pond!  Emerald Damselfly 10.

Saturday 3 August 2019

Wintersett + Ringing + Pics 03.08.19

17 - 21 degrees, warm with 1/8, but increasing cloud and a light south easterly.
Anglers CP: Little Grebe 2.  Teal 2.   Common Sandpiper 1 this morning + 2 at northern end this eveningHobby 2 adults and a 1st summer were hawking insects at 19.45 hrs.
Wintersett Res: An Avocet was on the boathouse slipway this morning but moved to ACP shallows by evening.  A Water Rail and a Willow Tit were on the west bank.   Probable Cetti's Warbler juveniles were calling on north bank. 
Botany Bay: A Kingfisher was on Botany Bay + 1 CHRes..  Nuthatch 1.
Moorhouse Lane Ponds: Pochard 1 female + 5 small young.
117 Birds Ringed today: Highlights were - 29 Reed Warbler,  1 Lesser Whitethroat,  2 Whitethroat 15 Reed Buntings,  9 Willow Warbler and 17 Chiffchaff.   A Garden Warber was retrapped. 
Odonata: Small Red-eyed Damselfly 4 males Botany Bay + 6 males and 2 pair in cop MLSkimmer Pond + 1 male MLDock Pond.  Migrant Hawker 1 WRes.. 
Lepidoptera: Holly Blue 1 male Moorhouse Lane.

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                        Avocet       WRes                  PMeredith
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Small Red-eyed Damselfly       Botany Bay       PMeredith

Carlton Marsh

On the wader scrape this morning Little Egret, 11 LBB Gulls and c150 BH Gulls. A Willow Tit and a Coal Tit called from this area. The juv Buzzard continued to call to the adults and 2 Kingfishers were vying for a place on the Kingfisher branch in front of the hide. 50+ House Sparrows in a nearby barley field was the highest number for years. (Dave Smith/Jim Plant)

A kaleidoscope of butterflies at mid-day included 41 Painted Lady, 262 Peacock, 17 Gatekeeper, 19 Speckled Wood, 9 Comma, 7 Large White, 10 Green Veined White, 15 Small White, and a new brood of 2m & 1f Brimstone, but only 3 Red Admiral.

Female Brimstone (CG) 
Also of interest 3m Banded Demoiselle, 1f Emperor, ovipositing, 6m Ruddy Darter and several Emerald Damselfly.

The highlight today though was the discovery of our first ever Hornet Hoverfly (Volucella zonaria). I believe this is also new for the Barnsley recording area. I am sure Mr. Coldwell will correct me if I am wrong! It may even be a migrant. I apologise for the poor quality of the phone camera, but at least its a record shot. (CG)

 Hornet Hoverfly (Volucella zonaria) (CG)
Another view (CG)

Friday 2 August 2019

Wintersett + more Small Red-eyed Damselflies 02.08.19

16 - 19 degrees with sun, scattered cloud and an south easterly breeze.
Anglers CP: Oystercatcher 1.  Little Grebe 1.  Yellow Wagtail 1 + 1 CHRes..  Common Sandpiper 1.
Wintersett Res: Common Tern 21.  Pochard 7.
Cold Hiendley Res: Teal 1.  Cetti's Warbler 1 male on the south bank + a brood of young calling by the spillway WRes..
Lepidoptera: Gatekeeper 1 NW WRes.. Small Toroiseshell 1 SW CHRes..
Odonata: Small Red-eyed Damselfly 3 male were at the western end of CHRes.. 

Carlton Marsh

Ringing this morning produced 6 Reed Warblers, 1 Sedge Warbler, 6 Blackcaps, 2 Whitethroats, 1 Garden Warbler and a re-trapped Reed Warbler from July 2018.

Sedge Warbler
 Garden Warbler

The Edge 02/08/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 10 Mute Swan, 99 Canada Geese, 7 Greylag, 28 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Cormorant,  2 Moorhen, 1 cc Marsh Harrier, 31 Lapwing, 3 BH Gull and 6 Linnet.
The Fleet - Viewable were 138 Canada Geese, 49 Greylag, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 52 Lapwing, 31 BH Gull and 15 LBB Gull. Peter Kent also had 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, and 1+3juv Little Ringed Plover.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 2+3y Mute Swan, 9 Canada Geese, 49 Mallard, 41+9y Gadwall, 8+12y Tufted Duck, 2 Pochard, 14 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 143 Coot, 16 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2+3y LBB Gull and 1 Grey Wagtail.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 8+1y Mute Swan, 29 Greylag, 14 Canada Geese, 6 Mallard, 5 Gadwall, 3 Pochard, 1 Tufted Duck, 3+3y Great Crested Grebe, 5 Little Grebe, 9 Cormorant, 182 Coot and 2 BH Gull. Also present were 2 Kestrel and 2 Green Woodpecker.