Saturday 8 October 2022

Wintersett + Vis.Mig. + Insects 08.10.2022

Anglers CP:

Great White Egret 1, Peregrine 1, Rock Pipit 1.

ACP Vis.Mig:  Paul Meredith (@Fitzybirder) 

Best passerine migration from the watchpoint this autumn, with second best ever Skylarks, decent Linnet, Meadow Pipits and alba Wagtails.  

Highlight though was Chris's Hawfinch,  south over the disposal point.

Going south:

Golden Plover 29.   Snipe 1.  Swallow 8.  House Martin 5.  alba Wagtail 44.

Greenfinch 6.  Linnet 203.  Goldfinch 42.  Siskin 6

Going south east:

Pink-footed Goose in 3 skeins:  68 + 37 going south east and  30 going west. 

Going south west:  

7 Whooper Swans dropped on ACP  at 10.04hrs, left south west.

Meadow Pipit 399 - (the best count of a poor autumn).

Skylark 393 (including a fabulous flock of  65),   also 21 north.

Reed Bunting 12 + 2 north.

Going west:

Redwing 3. 

Wintersett Res:

Chiffchaff 4.    Grey Heron 4 + 1 CHRes. + 2 ACP.

Cetti's Warbler males: 1 Botany Bay + 1 south bank CHRes + 1 boathouse reeds.

Moorhouse Lane Pond:

Blackcap 1 male. 

Lepidoptera Pits Wood:   

Red Admiral  6.  Speckled Wood 2. 

Odonata Wintersett Res: 

Migrant Hawker  2 south west corner.  Common Darter  1 Boathouse reeds.

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