Thursday, 19 April 2018

Wintersett Scorchio! 19.04.17

13 - 23 degrees with sun and a very light south westerly. The warmest Yorkshire April day since records began.
Anglers CP: Lesser Whitethroat 1 Pol + 1 ruin area, WRes..   Snipe 1.  Wigeon 1 m + 1 f..
Wintersett Res:  Willow Tit 1.  A Sedge Warbler was on the north bank.  Goldeneye 3 + 2 ACP..    3 Bramblings were in sycamore trees in the ruin area.
Lepidoptera: The first Green-veined White of the year was seen at ACP.
Overnight moth trapping produced good numbers of 10 species and Plenty of Quakers.
Highlights were: Pale Pinion,  Streamer and Chestnut.
Coleoptera: 2 Nicrophorus humator were in the moth trap.
Reptile: A  1.25metre Grass Snake gave great views at Wintersett Res. - a first here for  Wintersett stalwart Pete Smith.

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