Wintersett + Insects 23.05.19

12 - 18 degrees with 0/8 , but increasing cloud in the afternoon, with a cool north westerly breeze.
Wintersett Res: The Great Reed Warbler was belting it out again this morning.  Goldeneye 1female.  Tufted Duck 15 + 8 CHres..  Common Tern 10. 
Anglers CP: Little Ringed Plover 1. Dunlin 1 in the shallows.   Herring Gull 4.   Wigeon 1st summer m + 1f.   GreylagGoose 9.
Lepidoptera: A Holly Blue was in the boathouse reeds, WRes..  A male Orange-tip was on the Pol at ACP.
Odonata: A Broad-bodied Chaser was in front of the main hide at ACP.   Red -eyed Damselfly 14 males and 3 pairs on Botany Bay + 1 male west bank WRes..

 

Great Reed Warbler belting it our this morning   WRes.    SDenny 23.05.19

Little Ringed Plover       ACP    SDenny       23.05.19

Diptera: Thank you to John Coldwell for identifying this fly seen at WRes. 22.05.19

 This is the soldierfly Stratiomys singularior, mainly a coastal species but it can be found inland. It's by no means common inland, although over the years, I've seen it at a number of marshy sites around Barnsley from time to time.

Coleoptera:Thank you to Mike Denton for identifying 2 beetles seen on reeds at WRes on  22.05.19

This reed beetle is Donacia simplex

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It has previously been reported from
Blue Bridge and Nostell Fish Ponds.

The ladybird is Anisosticta 19-punctata, which has the common name of
Water Ladybird. It has been recorded previously from Wintersett (site
only) and two localities along the Barnsley Canal.