Wintersett Catch Up 18.04.19 - 24.04.19

Apologies for loss of updates.  My internet has been down for a week!   However, the weather has been dry with cool starts, then mostly warm to hot and sunny with all expected migrants arriving.  Here's what's been aound the area.

Thursday 18.04.19

Anglers CP: Pochard 1m.  Wigeon 7.  Teal 9. Garganey 1 drake.  Goldeneye 18.  Psycho, the adult Yellow-legged Gull came in egg hunting! 150 Fieldfare were in Hare Park.  32 Golden Plover flew south.

Wintersett Res:  Yellow Wagtail 1 north. A reed Warbler was in the boathouse reeds.  7 Oystercatcher flew over.  
Lepidoptera: Green-veined White 2 ACP.

Friday 19.04.19
Anglers CP: Snipe 2 + 1 Pol..  Teal 5.  Brambling 5 flew north east + 1 over. Garganey 1m. Pochard 2m.  Wigeon 6.  Goldeneye 15 (26 roosted)   Great Black-backed Gull 6.
Wintersett Res:  A Whimbrel flew over north at 08.34hrs. A male Wheatear was on the boathouse lawn.   Sedge Warbler 1m north bank.  Reed Warbler 2m north west bank + 1m Botany.  Cetti’s Warbler 4 males.  Shoveler 12. Cold Hiendley Village:  Whitethroat 1m. Goldcrest 1 + 1m CHRes.. + 1m Pits Wood. 
Lesser Whitethroat 1m old railway cutting to ORF. 
Moorhouse Lane Ponds: Green Sandpiper 2.


Saturday 20.04.19

Wintersett Res: Little Ringed Plover 1 over at 07.55hrs.  Grasshopper Warbler 1m west bank.  Lesser Whitethroat 1m west bank + 1m north east area.  Sedge Warbler 2m west bank + 1m south east corner + 1m north bank.  Whitethroat 2 north east bank  + 1 Cold Hiendley.  Reed Warbler 1m boathouse + 3m west bank + 1 north bank + 1 south east corner + 1 north east bank.  Garden Warbler 1 east bank + 1 north east bank.  Cetti’s Warbler 4 males. 

Goldeneye 3 + 6 ACP.  Mallard 3 vs young.

Cold Hiendley Res:  Common Tern 1.  Red-legged Partridge 2 in area.
Haw Park Wood: A Raven flew over the picnic bench area.
Anglers CP: Redshank 1. Common Sandpiper 1  Garganey 1 m.  Teal 9.  Shoveler 2m + 1f.  Pochard 1m.  Wigeon 3m + 1f.   Greylag Goose 1.
Diptera:  Bee Fly 1 boathouse bench
Reptile: A Grass Snake was seen in the area. 

Sunday 21.04.19
Wintersett Res:  Grasshopper Warbler 1m.  Cetti’s 1m + 1f  west bank.   Whitethroat 2m west bank. Sedge Warbler 3m  Yellow Wagtail 1 over north.
Haw Park Wood: Lesser Redpoll 1 + 1 ruin area.

Walton Hall:  Lesser Whitethroat 1m + 1m north east bank WRes..  Greylag Goose 3vs young.  Mallard 3vs young.  Green Woodpecker 1m + 1m ACP.  Sand Martin 12 going in wall.     

Anglers CP:  Pochard 1m.  Goldeneye 2m+2f also 2f WRes..  Common Sandpiper 1 + 1 WRes.. 

The Wintersett WeBS Count for April 2019

Mute Swan 19   Canada Goose 20   Cormorant 6   Mallard 46   Great Crested Grebe 18   Goldeneye 6  Tufted Duck 95    Coot 66  Moorhen  10  Gadwall 17   Teal 6   Grey Heron  2 Shoveler 2  Oystercatcher 4   Lapwing 12  Snipe1  Garganey 1 Pochard 1 Wigeon 1 Common Sandpiper 2 

Monday 22.04.19

Anglers CP: Garganey 1 drake.   Shoveler 1m + 1f .   Great Crested Grebe 5.  Wigeon 2m + 1m and 1f WRes..  Teal 3.    Pochard 1m.
Wintersett Res:  Grasshopper Warbler 1m west bank.  Reed Warbler 9m. Sedge Warbler 5m (2 north east bank, 2 west bank, 1 north bank.) Goldeneye 2 immature females.  Mallard young - 3s + 13vs + 3vs + 2s and 5vs CHRes..Great Black-backed Gull 1 over. Yellow Wagtail 1 north bank field. Common Tern 5.  2 Grey Partridge were in the area 
Pits Wood: Nuthatch 1.
Botany: Green Woodpecker 1m. 
Moorhouse Lane Pond:  Snipe 1.
Lepidoptera: Small White 1 ACP.  Large White 1 north bank WRes.. Holly Blue 1 Walton Hall.

Tuesday 23.04.19
Haw Park Wood: A ringtail Hen Harrier flew west over the picnic bench area at 14.05hrs..
Anglers CP:The drake Garganey showed well, in front of the hide, this morning. Shoveler 1m + 1f.  Pochard 1m.  Teal 4.  Wigeon 1m.  Yellow Wagtail 3 + 2 CHSF.  Psycho,the adult Yellow-legged Gull came in.Little Ringed Plover 1. Great Black backed Gull 1.
Wintersett Res: A Cuckoo was seen and heard on the east bank this morning. Common Tern 7. Lesser Whitethroat 1m north east bank/Botany. Goldeneye 2m + 11 males flew north. Grasshopper Warbler 1m west bank. 

Wednesday 24.04.19 

Anglers CP: Garganey 1m.  Teal 4. 

Wintersett Res:Common Tern 2.  Shoveler 1m + 1f.  Goldeneye 1 immature male + 1 female.  Grasshopper Warbler 1 west bank.  A male Goosander flew south. A YelloWagtail was on the north bank.  A great Black-backed Gull flew over + 1 ACP.