Carlton Marsh

 3 Snipe were on the wader scrape and 10 Redwings flew south. (K. Bannister/CG)

                     Hibernating Herald Moths (Dave Standish)

 

Wintersett November 19th 2024

2 inches of snow fell overnight.

Anglers CP:  

Pintail 1 male + 1 female.   

Little Egret 1.  Goosander 27.   

Botany Bay:

Kingfisher 1. 

Wintersett 18.11.2024

Anglers CP:

Pink-footed Goose 1 + 4 ,  then left north.

Little Egret 1.  Aytha Hybrid 1 male + 1 female.

Water Rail - 1 east bank ACP + 1 boathouse reeds,  1 south west ACP + 1 CHRes Ruin.

Little Grebe 1.  Pochard 258.  Kingfisher 1.  Pintail 1 male + 1 female.

Cold Hiendley Res: 

Chiffchaff 1 on south bank.

Wintersett Res:

A C/C Marsh Harrier was hunting around WRes.  11.40 - 11.55hrs.

A juvenile Scaup was on.

Carlton Marsh

A Chiffchaff called near the hide, 3 Cetti's Warblers sang, and 5 Buzzards drifted south.

A Red Admiral was feeding on Daphne in Cudworth Park. (CG/C. Parkin)

         Red Admiral (C. Parkin)

 

Wintersett WeBS for November 2024.

Wintersett WeBS for November 2024.

Mute Swan 50.   Canada Goose 135.  Greylag Goose 200.

Cormorant 35.   Coot 872.   Moorhen 30.   Great Crested Grebe 38.

Little Grebe 13.   Mallard 57.   Teal 17.   Wigeon 205.  Shoveler 30.

Gadwall 199.   Pintail 2.   Tufted Duck 340.   Pochard 193.

Goldeneye 72.   Goosander 22.   Scaup 1.   Ring-necked Duck 5.

Grey Heron 9,   Little Egret 2.   Lapwing 50,  Snipe 6,    

Jack Snipe 1.   Dunlin 1.  Kingfisher 1.  Water Rail 2.

Whooper Swan 19.

Wintersett 16.11.2024

Anglers CP:

5 Ring-necked Ducks were on this morning,  2 1st W drakes and  3 females.  

Aythya  hybrid 1 female.  Pintail 2. Goosander 22.  Whooper Swan 5 + 14 flew east.

Water Rail 1.  Snipe 6.  Jack Snipe 1.  Dunlin 1, Little Egret 1

 

 2 Ring-necked Ducks  - Steve Denny. 

Wintersett Res:

Scaup 1 juvenile.  

Cetti's Warbler 3 singing males in boathouse reeds, north bank and west bank.

13 Little Grebes.  Kingfisher 1.

Ardsley Viaduct

c50 Red-legged Partridges were almost certainly part of a release scheme for shooting after being reared at a nearby farm. 3 Mistle Thrush were in that area too. (C. Parkin)

Wintersett 15.11. 2024

 Anglers CP:

Greylag Goose 199.   Pintail 1 male + 1 female.

Pochard 174.   Little Egret 2.   Cormorant 37.

A Raven flew east.   

Wintersett Res:

A Water Rail was in the north bank reeds.

Cetti's Warbler 1 north bank + 1 male north east bank.

Little Grebe 11.   Scaup 1 juvenile. 

Botany Bay:

Kingfisher 1.

Carlton Marsh

Of interest today, Kingfisher, 16 Teal, 3 Cetti's Warblers sang, a Chiffchaff called near the hide, 20 Redwings were present along with a single LBB Gull & 1 Lapwing, the first this month.3 Fieldfares flew east (K. Bannister./L & A Corrall/M. White/CG)

Insects included 1m Common Darter, single Red Admiral and Speckled Wood butterflies. 2 more Red Admirals were seen in Cudworth Park (CP).

Wintersett 14.11.2024

Anglers CP:

25 House Sparrows were on the car park feeder.

Goosander 20.   Kingfisher 1 + 1 CHRes.. 

Little Egret 2.    Grey Heron 8.

Pintail 1 male and 1 female were in CP shallows.

A Cetti's Warbler was in the golf course field marsh.

A Water Rail was in CHres Ruin.

Wintersett Res:

A juvenile Scaup was on this morning,  off the concrete chamber.

Wintersett 13.11.2024

 Anglers CP:

Little Egret 1.   Goosander 19.   

Going west: 

Pink-footed Goose 69. 

Wintersett Res:

A Water Rail was in the boathouse reeds.

Teal 6 + 15 ACP. 

Carlton Marsh

This afternoon a Chiffchaff was calling near the ringing rides and c80 Pink Feet flew west at 16.20hrs (JP/CG).

Wintersett Gull Roost 12.11.2024

Anglers CP:  (SD)

A 1st Winter Yellow-legged Gull,  A 1st Winter Caspian Gull, 

an adult Mediterranean Gull,   

and 19 Goosanders were in the roost tonight.

Wintersett 11.11.2024

Wintersett Res: 

9 Whooper Swans landed on WRes. at 16.01hrs.  (John Clarkson). 

They're from ACP,  family party of 6 left east,   (Steve Denny)

9 to Wintersett Res at 15.55hrs.

Anglers CP:  (Pete Smith)

Shelduck 1.  Little Egret 1.  Aytha Hybrid 1 female.

9 Whooper Swans flew in to Cp at 09.44hrs.

A Cetti's Warbler was on east bank.

Goosander CP 10 + 1 WRes..

Pink-footed Goose 32 east + 1 over ACP.

Raven 1.  Grey Heron 7 + 2 WRes..

Shoveler 42 + 8 WRes..

Whooper Swans 6 (2 adults + 4 juvs.) flew in and joined the 9 onCP at 14.35hrs.

Carlton Marsh

12 Yellow Buntings, 6 Meadow Pipits, a Goldcrest, a singing Mistle Thrush and 4 Red-legged Partridges were all found along a field hedge just north of the reserve. Not forgetting a pair of House Sparrows, our first this year!

Then towards mid-day a Chiffchaff called and came near the hide feeding in a Birch tree.

In the reserve 2 Cormorants, 2 Water Rails and 2 Cetti's Warblers called. A LBB Gull was present and a Peregrine flashed at a Sparrowhawk. 

At dusk a pair of Tawny Owls called to each other and a Pipistrelle Bat was on the wing.

Insects temped out by the sun were single Migrant Hawker, Common Red Darter, Red Admiral and  Speckled Wood. 2 Green Shield Bugs were also found.

Observers K. Bannister/A. Corrall/M.White/C. Parkin/CG.

A contractor cut the Western Meadow today (R.J. Boland)

Carlton Marsh

Carlton Marsh

Up to 70 Skylarks were on a stubble field to the east along with a juv/female Stonechat in a hedgerow nearby (JP).

In Addition Grey Wagtail, Red-legged Partridge, 17 Canada Geese, a Goldcrest and a LBB Gull (Martin Weir). 

Cudworth Common

Green Woodpecker, 2 Fieldfares east, 6 Redwings and 50 Starlings down.

 

Ferrymoor Flash

2 Great Crested Grebes, 5 Shovelers, 3 Goosanders, 17 Teal, 100 + Greylags, 1 LBB Gull, Grey Wagtail, 2 Grey Herons (CG).

 

Low Cudworth

A Little Owl called at dusk (CG)

Wintersett 10th November 2024

Anglers CP:

39 Pink-footed Geese flew west.   Little Egret 1.

Aytha hybrid 1 female still present.   Goosander 7.

Raven 1.  A Dunlin was in the CP shallows. 

Cormorant 41.  Teal 20.   Weasel 1.

Cetti's Warbler 5:  

    1 east bank ACP + 1 south bank Cold Hiendley Res., 

   + 1 west bank Wintersett Res., 

   + 1 south west bank Wintersett Res. 

   + 1 male north bank Wintersett Res..

Wintersett Res:

Water Rail  - 1 boathouse reeds + 1 north bank Wintersett Res.. + 1 north east bank. 

Peregrine 1 juvenile male flew over.

Carlton Marsh

 A late Chiffchaff singing was a nice surprise this morning.

Wintersett + Ringing 09.11.2024

Anglers CP: 

A Raven was seen at dawn.   2 Little Egrets flew over.  Siskin 1.

Wigeon 6.  Gadwall 13.  Great Crested Grebe 43.   Shoveler 50.

Cormorant 34.

Ringing:   

22 birds were ringed today  @Wintersett1,      

with highlights of:- 5 Linnet, 7 Lesser Redpoll,

7 Redwing and a Blackbird. 

Wintersett Res:

A Water Rail was in the boathouse reeds.  Goosander 10.

Wigeon 156 + 6 ACP.  Gadwll 204.  Great Crested Grebe 9.

Shoveler 6.   Little Grebe 14.

Cold Hiendley Res:

Great Crested Grebe 1.

Cold Hiendley Field:

Linnet 70.

Fleets:

Ring-necked Parakeet 3.

Carlton Marsh

Like the weather it has been very quiet here this week. The only birds of note were 2 Redpolls on 5th (R. Laverack) and a Mistle Thrush singing on 7th.

Today 8 Fieldfares and a headless Red-legged Partridge found fresh dead (C. Parkin).