Wednesday 22 May 2019

Wintersett + Insects 22.05.19

11 - 18 degrees, sunny with cloud increasing to 8/8 by late afternoon, and a cool, light westerly.
Wintersettt Res: The Great Reed Warbler was singing and showing well this morning. Goldeneye 1 female. 
Anglers CP: Oystercatcher 2 young.   Gadwall 12m + 1 m WRes + 1m CHRes.. Little Ringed Plover 1.  Mute Swan 8 young.
Cold Hiendley Res: Cormorant 2.   Hobby 1 over.
MLPond: Great Crested Grebe 2 young.
Odonata: 2 male Red-eyed Damselflies on Botany Bay + 1 male on ML Scoter Pond.
Moorhouse Lane Ponds A Broad-bodied Chase was on dead pool.   An Azure Damsel was on Big Pond
Lepidoptera: Small Heath 1 on east bank WRes..    Dingy Skipper 3 on the east bank WRes + 3 Disposal Point + 1 Big Pond.    A Small Copper was on the Disposal Point.   A Brown Argus and a male Orange Tip were on Moorhouse Lane Ponds.

                          Red-eyed Damselfly           Botany Bay          SDenny

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