Anglers CP:
Marsh Harrier - 1 adult male flew over CP and landed on west bank,
then bathed before leaving west.
Great White Egret 1
Wintersett Res:
Pink-footed Goose 100 flew west. Goosander 4. Cetti's Warbler 5.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Cetti's Warbler 1. Whooper Swan 1 adult.
Haw Park:
Pink-footed Goose - 60 flew north.
The scrape produced 4 Shovelers, 9 Herring Gulls, 2 Common Gulls, a Kingfisher and a Cetti's Warbler. 2 Treecreepers were of note (L & A Corrall).
A Fox was out hunting
The rest of our group was hedge-laying at the back of Elaine Evans's seat.
Anglers CP:
Great White Egret 1. Jack Snipe 1. Snipe 20.
Pink-footed Goose 1 + 50 west + 90 trying to land on lake,
but left north east.
Little Grebe 1. Lapwing 96.
Green Woodpecker 1. Siskin 1.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Kingfisher 1.
It's still very quirt here. 3 Water Rails, Kingfisher and Cetti's Warbler (CG).
A Great White Egret flew NE over the fields at 15.15hrs and an unknown number of Pink Feet Geese flew NW after dark at 19.10hrs (JP).
Another skein of c100 Pink Feet flew NW over Darfield road, Cudworth at 08.45hrs (A. Vincent).
Anglers CP:
A Jack Snipe showed well in front of the main hide - mid morning and early afternoon.
Great White Egret 1. Pink-footed Goose 1 present + 99 north west + 70 west.
Snipe 9. Goosander 5. Canada X Greylag Goose 2. Skylark 1. Cetti's Warbler 1.
Wintersett Res:
Cetti's Warbler 2.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Kingfisher 1.
Wintersett Res:
Great White Egret - 1 flew over. Pink-footed Goose 70 flew west.
Whooper Swan 1 adult.
Haw Park Wood:
Redpoll 2.
Walton Canal:
Yellowhammer 1. Skylark 4.
Anglers CP:
Caspian Gull 2 x 1st Winters. Teal 127.
Great Crested Grebe 12. Goosander 6.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Whooper Swan 1 adult.
Wintersett Res:
1 Raven flew south east over Botany.
Walton Hall WeBs:
Mute Swan 13. Coot 77. Tufted Duck 4.
Pochard 3. Mallard 18. Grey Heron 1.
Wintersett WeBS 12.01.2025 - 1 degree C at dawn.
Mute Swan 11. Whooper Swan 1. Canada Goose 280. Greylag Goose 206.
Pink-footed Goose 1. Cormorant 15. Great Crested Grebe 20. Little Grebe 3.
Coot 382. Moorhen 13. Mallard 234. Teal 141. Wigeon 484.
Gadwall 52. Shoveler 4. Tufted Duck 181. Pochard 172. Goldeneye 41.
Goosander 2. Snipe 4. Lapwing 60. Water Rail 1. Grey Heron 7.
Anglers Country Park:
Mediterranean Gull 1 adult in roost.
White Black-headed Gull with black wing tips.
Wintersett Res:
Cetti's Warbler 1 male displaying + 1 female on north bank + 1 north east corner.
Bullfinch 8. Treecreeper 1.
The overnight temperature in my garden was -4.6c, the coldest night here since 16th of December 2022 (4.6c), but in the car park at dawn it was -7c. (K. Bannister)
Most of the open water was still iced over, but 5 Shovelers (3 drakes), 6 Canada Geese, 10 Teal, 107 B.H. Gulls, 2 Common Gulls and 2 Herring Gulls were stood on the ice.
A Water Rail called, a Goldrest was with a group of Long-tailed Tits and single Redwing and Song Thrush were present. (Richard Laverack/John Finch/CG).
Minus 5 degrees at dawn!
Anglers CP:
Pintail 1 male. Teal 70. Little Grebe 3.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Whooper Swan 1 adult. Kingfisher 1.
Anglers CP:
Scaup 1 x 1st Winter female. Teal 48. Pochard 270.
Shoveler 8. Pink-footed Goose 1. Little Grebe 2.
Cormorant 23. Grey Heron 5. Kingfisher 1.
Wintersett Res:
Pochard 2. Grey Heron 2.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Kingfisher 1.
The temperature at first light in the car park was -6c.
3 male 2 female, 2 Cormorants, 1 Grey Wagtail, 28 Teal. (Chris Parkin)
Anglers CP:
Scaup 1 1st Winter female. Great White Egret 1. Wigeon 524.
Mallard 103. Goosander 2. Great Crested Grebe 10.
Little Grebe 1. Pochard 276. Tufted Duck 242.
Linnet 70. Snipe 9. Fieldfare 16 flew south west.
Wintersett Res:
Great White Egret 1. Tufted Duck 102. Pochard 4.
Goldeneye 32. Mallard 56. Great Crested Grebe 16.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Kingfisher 1.
A Skein of Pink Feet appeared to be flying NW after dark at 19.17hrs. (Richard Laverack)
Anglers CP:
Great White Egret 2. Little Grebe 2. Gadwall 3.
Shoveler 5. Wigeon 318. Little Egret 1. Snipe 9.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2.
Wintersett Res:
Scaup 1 x 1st Winter female. Great White Egret 1.
Gadwall 30. Wigeon 1.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Whooper Swan 1 adult. Gadwall 12.
Anglers CP:
Scaup 1 1st winter female. Whooper Swan 1 adult.
Great White Egret 2. Great Crested Grebe 9.
Wintersett Res:
Great White Egret 1. Kingfisher 1. Great Crested Grebe 5.
Gadwall 12. Pink-footed Goose 2.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Great Crested Grebe 5. Kingfisher 1.
17 Canada, 1 Greylag and 1 drake Shoveler - wader scrape.
Kingfisher and Tufted Duck - scrape.
9 Redwings, 4 Mistle Thrush and 6 Fieldfare feeding on a nearby wheat field.
The marsh like everywhere else is well flooded.
Anglers CP:
Scaup 1 x 1st Winter female. Great White Egret 1.
Whooper Swan 1 adult. Little Grebe 1. Pochard 357.
Wintersett Res:
Great White Egret 1. Pochard 25. Shoveler 3.
