Anglers CP VisMig: Going south: Swift 2. Meadow pipit 105.
Anglers CP: Black-necked Grebe2. A Greenshank lew over at 11.45hrs, then left north.
Wintersett Res: Goldeneye 4 females. Goosander 1 redhead. Shoveler 39.
Odonata: Common Blue Damselfly 1 male ACP.
Lepidoptera: Comma 1.
Not much time this morning as it was our work day scrub cutting. However, the highlights as we walked the site were Coal Tit, 3 Lesser Redpoll, 6 Siskin South, 2 single Goldcrests, 1 Snipe east and 6 Golden Plover north at 09.35hrs. A Little Egret, c400 BH Gull, 14 Lapwings and 15 Teal were on the wader scrape. (JP/CG)
12 - 17 degrees, sunny with 1/8 cloud, inceasing at times, and light north easterly.
Anglers CP VisMig:
Going north: A juvenile Arctic Tern flew into ACP at 09.40 hrs, left north at 09.45hrs
Going east: A cream crowned Marsh Harrier flew east 09.20 - 09.30hrs, and another went east at 10.45hrs. Pink-footed Geese 40 in 4 skeins (3 + 2 + 5 + 30).
Going south: Green shank 1 at 10.05hrs + 1 in to ACP at 10.15hrs, then left at 10.20hrs. Sand Martin 3. Swallow 35. Meadow Pipit 144. Yellow Wagtail 1. Siskin 1. Alba. Wagtail 13. Teal 4. Golden Plover 6. Lesser Redpoll 2. Reed Bunting 1. 7 Skylark went south east.
Going west: Snipe 2.
Anglers CP: Black-necked Grebe 2 juveniles. Swift 5. Cormorant 14. House Martin 43. Teal 11. Sparrowhawk 3. Wigeon 45.
A brief stop to look over fields between Penistone and Langsett produced:
c130 Lapwing
c100 Meadow Pipit (c30 S/SE and c70 in freshly cropped field)
2 Reed Bunting (with Mipits)
2+ Skylark (with Mipits)
3 Golden Plover SE
Chiffchaff singing
6 Siskin
c300 Black Headed Gulls were following the plough before coming to bathe in the wader scrape. 10 Shoveler and 12 Tufted Duck were on the main scrape. Also of note 20 Stock Dove, c50 Linnet, 6 Bullfinch, Redpoll south and male Kestrel displaying. (JP/CG)
Much colder today. 12 - 15 degrees with 8/8 cloud and a cool north easterly.
Wintersett Res: Goosander 1 redhead. Pochard 51 + 4 ACP. Shoveler 44. Goldeneye 4 females.
Anglers CP Vis.Mig: Very poor this morning. House Martin 6 south. Snipe 2 west.
Anglers CP: Lapwing 250. Black-necked Grebe 2.
This morning 20 Lapwings, 2 Siskin and 4 immature Common Gulls on the wader scrape. Also 3 Red Admirals on Buddleja. (JP)
This afternoon 8 Shoveler on the main scrape, Greenfinch and 8 Migrant Hawkers (6 together). (CG)
A Willow Warbler sang in Dave Smith's Carlton garden and 2 Peregrines circled overheaad, the male drifted south.
Littleworth Park-Monk Bretton
2 Red Admiral, 1 Brown Argus, 5 Meadow Brown, 5 Small Copper, 5 Common Blue and 5 Small Heath. (Chris Parkin)
17 -20 degrees, hot with varying cloud and a light south westerly breeze.
Wintersett Res: Black Tern 1 juvenile. Black-necked Grebe 1 juvenile. Goosander 1 redhead. A Water Rail was in the west bank marsh. Swift 5. Goldeneye 3 female. A male Cetti's Warbler was in the south west corner.
Haw Park Lane field: A 1stW Mediterranean Gull was following the tractor.
Odonata: A Brown Hawker was in the SW corner WRes. A Common Blue Damselfly was at Stubbs Wall.
Vespidae: A Hornet Vespa crabro was on the edge of the Willow Wood + up to 5 more were on the ivy at Stubbs Wall yesterday (Saturday). See photo below taken by Chris Swaine). 2 more Hornets were seen today on ivy at Stubbs Wall near HPWood.
Lepidoptera: A Red Admiral was on ivy at Stubbs Wall. A Peacock was at Anglers CP.
Yesterday's Redshank stayed all day along with Little Egret and 18 Lapwings.
Butterflies included 8 Red Admiral, 1 Comma, 3 Meadow Brown, 23 Speckled Wood, 4 Large White, 8 Small White and 2 GV White. 2 Southern Hawker and 1 Migrant Hawker were also flying. (Chris Parkin)
14 - 18 degrees with sun and 3/8, but increasing cloud, and a westerly breeze.
Anglers CP: The Black-necked Grebe was present this morning. Swift 3 + 1 CHRes.. Pochard 55 + 8 WRes.. 11 Snipe flew west.
Haw Park Wood: Siskin 16.
Wintersett Res. and Gull Roost. Linnet 14 in Ruin field. The/A juvenile Black Tern flew into roost at 19.15hrs --presumably same bird.
34 birds were ringed this morning: Highlights - 4 Blackcap, 5 Reed Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 11 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Tree Sparrow
The Dunlin from yesterday left the wader scrape first thing (JP) and was replaced by a Redshank in at 09.25hrs.and was still present at dusk.(Dave Smith et al) Also of note Swift 1 south, 2 Meadow Pipits south, 1 Little Egret, 9 Shovelers, 74 Gadwall, Green Woodpecker, 20 Linnets and 2 Siskins.
Tonight c60 Swallows came to roost and a Water Rail called. (Dave Standish/CG),
A Sand Martin and 2 Snipe flew south over Dave Smith's Carlton home around teatime.
6.15 to 8.25, a still, cool morning with high cloud cover.
Moving South: 1 LBBG, c200 Meadow Pipit, 32 Redpoll, 31 House Martin, 3 Stock Dove (SW), 64 Siskin, 62 Goldfinch, 14 Swallow, 21 Chaffinch, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 10 Linnet, 8 Starling(SW), 20 Woodpigeon
Moving North: 15 Goldfinch
Moving West: 1 Snipe
Also, 3 Kestrel, 2 Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 2+ Jay and c180 Greylag Goose picked up circling around Green Moor area (do they feed in fields here?) before heading towards Midhope/Langsett Res area. 30 split and flew south before 8 returned. All assumed to be local movement.
Ringing this morning with just 1 net provided 29 new ringed including 4 Reed Warblers, 3 Reed Buntings, 9 Blackcaps, 5 Chiffchaffs, 1 Lesser Redpoll and 1 Willow Tit, (which sang after release) 4 Retraps (included 2 Blackcaps) and 1 controlled Blackcap. A female Great Tit ringed 5 years and 45 days ago was retrapped. Also flying around Siskin and Grey Wagtail. (CG)
Also of note Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 2 Goldcrests and 3 Coal Tits. (JP)
This evening 3 Little Egrets were on the wader scrape with 4 Dabchicks, 20 Teal, 6 Shovelers and a Dunlin, our first for 12 months (Dave Standish)
A Fox was on the prowl at dusk.
A Red Darvic ringed Mute Swan 052Y seen at Manvers Lake on 14/3/20 was ringed at Parkgate Canal, Rotherham on 25/3/16. (per Dan Sidley Swan Rescue)
A Merlin flew over at 19.15. Also, c30 Mistle Thrush, c15 Pied Wagtail, 3 Jay, 2 Buzzards, 10 Siskin and c50 House Martins
