Wednesday, 18 July 2018

Wintersett Catch Up 13th to 17th July 2018

Just back from a short family holiday in beautiful Dentdale, North Yorkshire.

Weather at Wintersett mostly warm/hot and dry with temperature in the high teens to mid twenties.

 Friday 13th July
Anglers CP:  The Mute Swans on the east bank are now down to 2 young.  Common Tern 2.  Common Sandpiper 1.  Yellow Wagtail 1   
Wintersett Res: Shoveler 3.
   
Saturday 14th July 
Wintersett Res: An adult Cetti's Warbler was alarm calling to a brood of stumpy tailed, fledged young in the south east corner.   A female Grasshopper Warbler and 4 Garden Warblers were ringed on the north east bank.  An adult Grey Wagtail with 2 juveniles was on the spillway.
Lepidoptera:
WRes: Steve Denny found the first Essex Skipper since 2009, on the dam wall.  A Purple Hairstreak was on the west bank.
ACP: Meadow Brown 1.  Small Skipper 1.

 Sunday 15th July 
Anglers CP: Common Sandpiper 2.  Cormorant 22 over.  Common Tern 6.   Barn Owl 1.
WRes: The brood of Cetti's Warblers were on the east bank. Sand Martin 3.    
83 Birds were ringed this morning. Highlights were: 14 Blackcap.  5 Garden Warbler.  11 Reed Warbler.  23 Chiffchaff and 8 Willow Warbler.
Lepidoptera ACP: A Holly Blue was on the Pol.    Small Copper 1.
Odonata: Southern Hawker 1 female Haw Park.   Black-tailed Skimmer 1 male north bank WRes.

Monday 16th July
Anglers CP: Common Sandpiper 1.
WRes: Little Grebe 2.  Common Tern 2.  Mallard 9 small young.
Lepidoptera: A Small Copper was on the north bank WRes..

Tuesday 17th July
Anglers CP: Snipe 1.  Oystercatcher 1.  Grey Wagtail 1.  Sand Martin 6.
Lepidoptera WRes: Purple Hairstreak 1.  Green-veined White 1.
Odonata: Black-tailed Skimmer 1 male ACP.  Emperor 1 male Botany.

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