Tuesday, 20 May 2025

Wintersett 20th May 2025

 Anglers CP:

Oystercatcher 5.   Little Ringed Plover 1.

Shoveler 1 male + 1 female.

Wintersett Res:

Cuckoo 1 male.   Hobby 6.  Goldeneye 1 female.

Grey Wagtail 5.   Common Tern 7.   Swift 70.

Dragonflies:

Hairy Dragonflies 3.  4 Spotted Chaser 2.

Red-eyed Damselfly 8.

Monday, 19 May 2025

Wintersett Sightings - Monday 19th May 2025

Wintersett Res:

An Osprey was circling over between 08.20 - 08.30 hrs,

then drifted off north west.

Cuckoo  1 male.  Shoveler 1 male + 1 female.

Common Tern 7.  Goldeneye 1 female.

Anglers Country Park:

2 Red Kites flew east.   Shelduck 1.   Hobby 4.

Greylag Goose 41.   Canada Goose 40.

Little Ringed Plover 1.   Starling 30.


Sunday, 18 May 2025

Wintersett May 18th 2025

Wintersett Res:

An Osprey circled over with a fish, between 08.20hrs - 08,30hrs,

then drifted off north west.  

Cuckoo 1 male.  Shoveler 1 male + 1 female.

Goldeneye 1 female.    Common Tern 7.

Anglers CP:

Red Kite 2 flew east.  Shelduck 1.

Hobby 4.  Greylag Goose  41.

Canada Geese 40.  Little Ringed Plover 1. 

Starling 30.

Wintersett Res:

A Cuckoo was on the north bank.



Friday, 16 May 2025

18.05.2025 - Wintersett Sightings

Moorhouse Lane Ponds:

An Osprey flew over with a fish - 12.30hrs.

Hen Harrier 1 adult male flew south at 12.40hrs.  (T. Wilson)

Anglers CP:

Pochard 1 male.   Cormorant 1.

Oystercatcher  5 adults +  1 young.  

Wintersett Res:

A Cuckoo was  calling on the north bank.

Common Tern 10.  Little Gull 1 x 1st summer from 3.10 p.m.

Black-headed Gull  - 230 feeding on insects.

Herring Gull 80.  Pochard 1 male.  

Lesser Whitethroat 1 male.  Hobby 2.

Wintersett Odonata 16.05.2025

Wintersett Res:

Hairy Dragonfly 2 males.

Red-eyed Damselflies - 7 males off north bank.

8 males + 1 female,   Botany Bay.

Pol boardwalk pond:

Large Red damselfly 2 males + 1 female.

Butterflies:

Wintersett Res:

1 Red Admiral ,  1 Orange Tip 

Anglers CP:

4 Brimstone.

Thursday, 15 May 2025

Carlton Marsh

On the wader scrape 7 Herring Gulls, 2 Lapwings, 10 Greylags and a Little Ringed Plover (CG).

2 Grey Wagtails that alighted on the embankment were new for this month (MW).

Butterflies included this year's first Red Admiral in pristine condition, 8 Dingy Skipper, 3 Small Heath, 5 Common Blue, & 1 Small Copper. 12 Burnet Moths were on the Western Meadow (C. Parkin). 

               Burnet Companion moth taken recently (R. Laverack)

 

Wintersett Sightings 15.05.2025

Anglers CP:

Little Ringed Plover 1.   Oystercatcher 1 young.

Herring  Gull  18.

Wintersett Res:

Common Tern 8.  Goldeneye 1 female.

Hobby 1 adult.

Cold Hiendley Res:

Shoveler 1 male + 1 female.

Wednesday, 14 May 2025

Wintersett Sighting - 14.05.2025

Anglers CP: 

A Little Ringed Plover  was the notable bird seen  at ACP this morning!


Tuesday, 13 May 2025

Wintersett May 13th 2025

Anglers CP: 

Little  Ringed Plover 1.

Wintersett Res:

Common Tern 3.   Goldeneye 1 female.  Hobby 2.

Butterflies:

Holly Blue 1.   Wall Brown 1 on Haw Park Lane Hill.

Carlton Marsh & Woolley

Carlton Marsh

LRP, 4 LBB Gulls, Little Egret, Cuckoo and 2 Lesser Whitethroats singing along with 3 more just outside the recording area (JP/ J. Finch).

Yesterday an Oystercatcher flew east and Red-legged Partridge was seen (JP). 

Woolley
Worryingly no Small Blues were seen at this favoured site, possibly because Kidney Vetch is late flowering this year!  However, 2 Brown Argus, 36 Common Blue, 1m Brimstone, 1 Small Copper, 20 Dingy Skipper, and 17 Small Heath were flying. A Straw Dot and a Silver Y moth were also present (C. Parkin).
 
The 2024 Annual Report is available in the bird hide.

Monday, 12 May 2025

Cliffe Wood -Langset & Barrow Reclamation -Worsbro

Cliffe Wood
1m1f Pied Flycatcher, singing Redstart, Nuthatch, Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Mistle Thrush. 
 
Also present Great Spot Woodpecker, a fly over Siskin and 2 Wall Brown butterflies near the road (L & A Corrall/M.White/CG).
 
Barrow 
A good count of 72 Small Heath, 21 Dingy Skipper, 2 Common Blue.
7 Burnet Companion Moth, Green Carpet, Small Yellow Underwing and loads of tadpoles (C. Parkin).

Wintersett Sightings 12th May 2025

 Anglers CP:

 A Grasshopper Warbler  was singing on the east bank.

Wintersett Res:

Common Tern 1.   Little Grebe 1.

Butterfly - Anglers CP:

Holly Blue 1.

Sunday, 11 May 2025

Cudworth - Moths

Last nights catch in my garden Buff Tip, Scalloped Hook-tip, Lime Hawk Moth, Poplar Hawk Moth.

                                                          Buff Tip
 
Lime Hawk Moth         
Poplar Hawk Moth

Wintersett Sightings Sunday - 11. 05. 2025

 Anglers CP:

Oystercatcher 2 young +  1 young.

Gadwall 10.

Disposal Point:

Dingy Skipper 5.

Moorhouse Lane Ponds:

Azure Damselfly 1.   Small Copper 1.

Small Yellow Underwing  1.

Saturday, 10 May 2025

Wintersett Sightings 10th May 2025

Wintersett Res:

Marsh Harrier  - 1 cream crown hunting over Reed beds 07.40 - 08.00 hrs.

Whimbrel 1 flew north.  Hobby 1,   Common Tern 2.

Anglers CP:

Common  Sandpiper 1.  Little Ringed Plover 1.

Cormorant 2,

Butterflies:

Red Admiral 1.   Holly Blue 1.

Several Brimstones!

Carlton Marsh & South Kirkby

Carlton Marsh
The Cuckoo sang well this morning and our resident female Mute Swan was on her nest.
 
Insects included a male Hairy Dragonfly, a female Broad-bodied Chaser and 2 Four Spot Chasers. 
6 Burnet Companion Moths and a Dingy Skipper were abroad (R. Laverack/CG).
 
South Kirkby Industrial Park
3 Mistle Thrush, Little Egret and 2 Grey Herons.
 
Butterflies included 53 Dingy Skipper, 19 Common Blue, 16 Small Heath, and 9 Brimstone (6m). 
Moths flushed were Common Carpet, Green Carpet, 4 Cinnabar and 1 Burnet Companion, a new site for this insect. Also present 3 Large Red Damselfly and 3 Thick-legged Beetle (C. Parkin)  

Friday, 9 May 2025

Littleworth Park - Monk Bretton & Cudworth Common

A butterfly survey produced 1m 1f Common Blue, 26 Speckled Wood, 31 Dingy Skipper, 13 Small Heath, 2 Holly Blue, 1 Small Copper, 2m Brimstone and 15 Orange-tip. 

Day flying moths included 4 Burnet Companion, 7 Mother Shipton and 2 Small Yellow Underwing. 2f Broad-bodied Chaser were also of note (Chris Parkin).

Cudworth Common 
A singing Garden Warbler was new in. (There was also 1 singing at the Dearne entrance gate to Edderthorpe Flash).
 
Butterflies included 1 Small Copper, 5m 1f Brimstone, 1m Common Blue and 1 Red Admiral (my first this year anywhere). (CG)

Wintersett - Friday 09.05.2025

Anglers CP: 

Oystercatcher 2 young.    Common Tern 2,

Yellow Wagtail 1.  

Butterfly:-  Common Blue 1 male.

Wintersett Res:

Hobby - 3 adults catching insects.

Dragonfly:

A pair of Red-eyed Damselflies were on Botany.

Thursday, 8 May 2025

Wintersett 08th May 2025

Anglers CP:

Common Sandpiper 1.   Common Tern 2.

Wintersett Res:

Common Tern 12.   Little Grebe 1.

Goldeneye 1 female. 

Wednesday, 7 May 2025

Carlton Marsh Update for Tuesday 6th May

Kingfisher, 4 Spot Chaser, 2m Broad-bodied Chaser, 1 Large Red Damselfly, 10 Burnett Companion, 2 Mother Shipton & 1 Small Yellow Underwing.

Butterflies included 10 Peacock, 37 Speckled Wood, 13 Dingy Skipper, 3 Small Copper, 1m Brimstone, 13 Orange-tip, 17 Large White, 5 Small White and 7 Green Veined White (Chris Parkin). 

                               White Pinion Spotted (Chris Parkin)