Carlton Marsh

The best birds of today were 2 Buzzards and a Sparrowhawk in the air together, Treecreeper, Coal Tit and Jay.

Dragonflies included 4m 2f Banded Demoiselle, Emerald Damsel, Large Red Damsel, Emperor and a male Broad-bodied Chaser.

Butterflies Comma, Large & Small Skipper, 4 Painted lady, 2 Red Admiral, 20 Meadow Brown and 10 Ringlet.

Moths included The Blackneck and 20 + Narrow-bordered 5 Spot Burnet Moths. 

Wintersett + Insects 30.06.19

13 - 17 degrees,  mostly cloudy with a moderate, cool south westerly.
Wintersett Res:  Common Sandpiper 1 + 1 ACP.  Pochard 1 male.  Goldeneye 1 female.
Anglers CP: Green Sandpiper 1.Cormorant 7.  Gadwall 31.  Oystercatcher 5.   Greylag Goose 34. Sand Martin 6.   Mallard 5 small young.  Hobby 1. 
Lepidoptera: White-letter Hairstreak 4 Botany Farm.
Odonata: Red-eyed Damselfly 1 male Botany Bay. 

Ewden valley 30/6/19.

Proved to be too windy and at times too cold with few birds wanting to fly. Still, movement with an Osprey south over the shooting lodge at 3pm and a trickle of 25 Swifts south. Ring Ouzel 2 with a fem. type showing a few times at the lodge. Raven 5+, C Buzzard 2, Meadow Pipit 25.

Wintersett + Ringing + Insects + Pics 29.06.19

Very hot and sunny.  20 - 29 degrees with a very light south westerly.
Botany Bay: Kingfisher 2.
Wintersett Res: Willow Tit 1.
Anglers CP: Lesser Whitethroat 1 singing male east bank.  A Hobby was hunting over east bank late afternoon.
104 birds were ringed today:  23 Blackcap,  2 Whitethroat,  12 Reed Warbler,  3 Sedge Warbler,  2 Cetti's Warblers  (a juvenile female,  and a new, unringed, adult male),  24 Chiffchaff,  3 Willow Warbler,  2 Coal Tit,  2 Goldcrest and 9 Reed Bunting, 

Lepidoptera: Lots of Painted Ladies and Red Admirals were moving through the area today.

Odonata:  

Anglers CP -  A male Banded Demoiselle flew high west over the east bank at 10.03hrs + 1 male flew over  low north at 14.40hrs.    3 male Red-veined Darter.  A male Lesser Emperor was seen at 11.11hrs.  Black-tailed Skimmer 1.

Moorhouse Lane Pond: Broad-bodied Chaser 1 male.  Ruddy Darter 6 male tenerals.  Azure Damselfly,  a pair in tandem. 

Botany Bay: Red-eyed Damselfly 1 male on lily pads. 

Cetti's Warbler juvenile female  WRes   RBailey

 Red-veined Darter     ACP   PMeredith

Broad-bodied Chaser   MLPond  PMeredith

Four Spotted Chaser     MLPond    PMeredith

Red-veined Darter     ACP   PMeredith

Wilthorpe Marsh 29/6/19.

Very steady with the best being a party of 3 Green Sandpipers, 1 L Egret, Oystercatcher, Willow Tit on canal, brood of 5 Tufted Duck.

Carlton Marsh

On the wader scrape 7 LBB Gulls, 7 Herring Gulls and c60 BH Gulls. Elsewhere Water Rail calling, Dabchick, Willow Tit, Lesser Whitethroat, Kingfisher and Garden Warbler (Jim Plant).

Moth trapping last night with Harry Beaumont and Chris Parkin produced 34 species of Macro moths. They included Large Twin Spot Carpet, Beautiful Hook Tip, Dingy Shears, Plain Golden Y, Sandy Carpet and Eyed Hawk Moth. 2 of the migratory Diamond-back Micro moth were also identified.

Eyed Hawk Moth (our 4th record) CG

Wintersett Ringing Recovery

Per Becky  Bailey 
A Lesser Redpoll S475473  ringed by Pete Smith as a first year bird at Wintersett on 20/10/16 and caught by a fellow ringer in Kemple End, Lancs on 30/03/19 as an adult male. Thats a move WNW of 73km across a whopping 891 days. 

Wintersett + Insects + Pics 28.06.19

14 - 21 degrees with sun and a light south easterly.
Anglers CP: Oystercatcher 5, but sadly, the juvenile was attacked and killed by the male of the southen pair.  Ringed Plover 1.  Little Ringed Plover 2.  Cormorant 4.
Wintersett Res: Common Tern 10.  Goldeneye 1 female.
Lepidoptera: The first White-letter Hairstreak of the year at Botany Farm.  Small Skipper 1 Disposal Point.  Small Heath 2 MLPond.  A Comma and a Small Tortoiseshell were on the north east bank.  A Blackneck moth MLPond.
Odonata: Ruddy Darter 2 MLPond.

                     Ruddy Darter female   MLPond                           ASmith

Emperor pair in tandem         MLPond        ASmith

  Blackneck Moth    Lygephila pastinum              MLPond             ASmith

River Dearne Storrs Mill Bridge

Kingfisher. 

Insects included 1m Banded Demoiselle, 2 Painted Ladies, 1 Red Admiral and a Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn Beetle.

Cudworth Common

Ringlet 6, Large Skipper 10, Meadow Brown 50+, 1 Red Admiral, 5 Painted Lady, Small Heath 12, Common Blue 7 and 5 Spot Narrow-bordered and Six Spot Burnet Moths were on the wing.

Littleworth - Monk Bretton

Looks like there has been an influx of (17) Painted Ladies, 19 Small Skippers, 1 Brown Argus, 95 Small Heath and 276 Meadow Brown (Chris Parkin).

Wintersett + Ringing 27.06.19

12 - 21 degrees with sun and a north easterly breeze.
Anglers CP: Gadwall 38.
Botany Bay: Little Grebe 1 adult.
Wintersett Res: Goldeneye 2 1st Summer males and 1 female.
97 Birds were ringed: Highlights were:- 24 Blackcap,  Garden Warbler 1,  Lesser Whitethroat,  Chiffchaff 23,  Willow Warbler 10,  Tree Sparrow 15 and Willow Tit 1 juvenile.
Lepidoptera: Painted Lady 10 in the area.  Small Tortoiseshell 1 Botany paddock.
Odonata Botany Bay:  Common Darter 1.  Red -eyed Damselfly 1 male and 1 female in tandem.

       Willow Tit juvenile  ringed  ACP 27.06.19                         ASmith

Carlton Marsh

32 Herring Gulls, 5 LBB Gulls and 4 very small young Coots were on a very full wader scrape today.
Elsewhere Great Spot Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Reed and Sedge Warbler singing. A Little Egret flew north at 09.45hrs.

Insects included 5 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Painted Lady, 4 Meadow Brown and 1 Large Skipper butterfly.

1m Emperor, 5 Four Spotted Chasers, c75 Azure Damsel and 4 Banded Demoiselle were all enjoying the warm weather.

This evening 7 Reed Warblers included 1 juvenile ringed. A Comma butterfly from the new brood was on the wing

Wintersett 26.06.19

12 - 14 degrees with 8/8 dull cloud,  light rain showers and a cool north easterly.
Wintersett Res: Goldeneye 2 1st summer males + 1 female.   Common Tern 8 + 1 ACP.  Pochard 1 male + 1 female ACP.  A Curlew flew over.  Cetti's Warbler 4 males.
Anglers CP: Oystercatcher 5 (including 1 juv.).  Little Ringed Plover 2.  Gadwall 26. 

Carlton Marsh

A Little Egret flew north at 07.15hrs (Keith Bannister).

Wintersett 25.06.19

13 degrees, dull with rain all morning and a light northerly wind.
Anglers CP: Little Ringed Plover 2.  Sand Martin 12. 
Wintersett Res: Goldeneye 2 1st summer males + 1 female.  Common Tern 8. 

Wintersett 24.06.19

18 - 23 degrees, hot and humid with 8/8 cloud,  sun from mid afternoon and a light north westerly.
Anglers CP:  3 young Black-headed Gull Chicks hatched on the new raft.  Little Ringed Plover 2.  Gadwall 26,  Oystercatcher 4. 
Wintersett Res: Pochard 1 male.  Common Tern 9.  Mallard 4 small young.  Goldeneye 1 female + 2 1st summer males.
Amphibians:  Tiny Toadlets and Froglets were crossing from Botany road to Wintersett Res..

Carlton Marsh

A walk round this afternoon with Paul and Ruth Thorpe produced Buzzard, Cormorant, 2 Kingfishers, Little Grebe and c20 BH Gulls with 2 juvs. 5 Chiffchaffs, Garden Warbler and Lesser whitethroat were all singing and 2 Coal Tits were calling. 

Butterflies included 2 Painted Ladies (one found by Ruth), 2 Large Skippers and this year's first Ringlet.

Dragonflies included a male Emperor, 2 Large Red Damsels and male and female Broad-bodied Chaser.

Cinnabar and Yellow Shell moths were disturbed from the grass.

Ruth, the yellow flower I had trouble remembering was Common Melilot.

Wintersett + Ringing 23.06.19

14 - 19 degrees with some sun this morning, but increasing to 8/8 cloud, with a cool north easterly.
Anglers CP: Shelduck 1.  Willow Tit 1.  A juvenile Grey Wagtail was at the Pol feeding station + 1 CHRes..
Wintersett Res: Common Tern 9.
50 Birds were ringed at ACP this morning: Highlights were - 7 Willow Warbler,  Chiffchaff 15,  Blackcap 10,  Reed Warbler 1,  Lesser Whitethroat 1 and Treecreeper 1. 

2  Rutpela maculata by the boathouse  WRes   PMeredith

Ewden valley 23/6/19.

Falcons active today with all 4 species seen. 3 species found by the breeding shooting lodge Swallows were 2 Hobby, 2 Merlin, 1 Kestrel. Peregrine 1, chased a Woodpigeon. Red Kite 1, possibly 2, C Buzzard 7+. Plenty Raven with 15+ and good for Stonechat with 9 seen which includes at least 5 juvs. Golden Plover 5, chipping Snipe 1, Herring Gull 2 n, 1 LBB Gull n. Meadow Pipit 40, Mistle Thrush 1, Swift 4.

Wintersett + Ringing 22.06.19

16 - 21 degrees, mostly sunny with a little scattered cloud and a light south easterly.
Wintersett Res: Goldeneye 1 female. .A Willow Tit was on the west bank.
Anglers CP:A male Lesser Whitethroat was on the east bank
Odonata: 2 male Red-eyed Damselfly  were the first on ACP + 1 male on Botany Bay.   Emperor 2 ACP + 9 MLPonds.   Four-spotted Chaser 1 ACP + 9 MLponds.  Broad-bodied Chaser 1 male  MLponds.  Azure Damselfly 10+ at MLBig Pond.
Lepidoptera: 5 Ringlet and 3 Small Heath  MLPonds.  A worn Painted Lady was on the railway path.  A Small Tortoiseshell east bank ACP.
Coleoptera: A Thick-legged Flower Beetle Oedemera nobilis  was seen at Big Pond
117 Birds were ringed this morning:  Highlights were - 28 Blackcap,  3 Garden Warbler,  2 Lesser Whitethroats,  2 Sedge Warblers,  2 Reed Warblers,  3 juvenile Cetti's Warbler,  9 Willow Warbler,  27 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper and 2 juvenile Willow Tit.

Juvenile  Cetti's Warbler ringed at Wintersett   CSwaine

Gill Royd Lane 21/6/19.

9 to 10-30 pm. Cold but 4 Nightjars showing well, possibly more. 6+ Woodcock, Raven, Buzzard, Sprawk, Jay, Lapwing flock 7. No sign of any Owls.

Wintersett 21.06.19

11 - 18 degrees with sun and scattered cloud this morning,  sunny and hot all afternoon,  with a light north westerly.
Wintersett Res: Common Tern 8.  Goldeneye 1 female.  Mallard young 2 small+ 5 fledged young 
Anglers CP: Little Ringed Plover 1.  Shoveler 2m + 1f ACP.  Greylag Goose 35.  Canada Goose 53 + 12 young. Cormorant 1. 
Reptile: A Yellow-bellied Slider was on an old nest in the north east corner WRes..
Lepidoptera: A Painted Lady was on the north east bank WRes..
Odonata: A Large Red Damselfly and 2 male Red-eyed Damselfly were over the Golf Course Pond.

The Edge 21/06/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 6 Mute Swan, 3 Canada Geese, 1 Greylag, 2 Shelduck, 17 Gadwall, 6 Tufted Duck, 5 Mallard, 2 Shoveler, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 11 Lapwing, 4 Ringed Plover, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Snipe, 46 BH Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Pied Wagtail, and 2 Linnet. Peter Kent also had a Golden Plover early morning.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 2+3y Mute Swan, 29+8y Canada Geese, 2+2y Greylag, 38 Gadwall, 7+10y Mallard, 11 Tufted Duck, 2 Shoveler, 1 Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 43 Coot, 5 Moorhen, 1+4y Kestrel, 8+7y Lapwing, 2 LBB Gull, 100+ Swift and 2 Pied Wagtail.
TPT - Singing males 7 Blackcap, 5 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Whitethroat and 1 Sedge Warbler. Also 1 Sparrowhawk.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 31+4y Mute Swan, 28 Greylag, 17 Tufted Duck, 14m+2f Pochard, 14 Gadwall, 3 Mallard, 4+2y Little Grebe, 2+1y Great Crested Grebe, 4 Cormorant, 106+5y Coot and 1 Moorhen.

Wintersett 20.06.19

11 - 17 degrees with 8/8, but decreasing cloud. Sun and scattered cloud this afternoon with a light westerly.   A quiet day!
Anglers CP: Lapwing 48.  Mallard young: 4 fledged + 6 med/large and 3 large WRes..
Wintersett Res: Common Tern 8.  Goldeneye 1 female. 

Wintersett 19.06.19

13 - 18 degrees with  6/8 cloud and a light north westerly.
Anglers CP: More signs of autumn with  a flock of 13 drake Common Scoters in this morning.  They were a bit flighty and tried to leave a couple of times,  but settled down again.   A Hobby was hunting over.  Grey Wagtail 1.  Little Ringed Plover 1.
Haw Park Wood: A Nuthatch was in the woodyard + 1 in the Willow Wood, Wintersett Res..
Wintersett Res:  A Bittern flew from the west bank marsh to the south east reed bed at 08.55hrs.  Later in the morning,  it flew round and then returned to the south east reedbed.   Common Tern 12.  Mallard 1 female + very small young.

 Some of the 13 Common  Scoters  at Anglers CP      SDenny

 Some of the 13 Common  Scoters  at Anglers CP      SDenny

The Edge 19/06/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 3 Mute Swan, 1 Greylag, 3 Shelduck, 14 Mallard, 9 Gadwall, 6 Tufted Duck, 3 Shoveler, 3 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Legged Partridge, 1 Peregrine, 1 Coot, 8+1y Lapwing, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Redshank, 43 BH Gull, 5+ Skylark and 6 Pied Wagtail.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 2+3y Mute Swan, 31+8y Canada Geese, 2+2y Greylag, 4 Shelduck, 57 Gadwall, 24 Tufted Duck, 16 Mallard, 1 Teal, 1 Pochard, 5 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 43 Coot, 3 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard, 4 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Redshank and 1 LBB Gull.
TPT - Singing males 5 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler, 3 Whitethroat and 1 Sedge Warbler.
 Bolton Ings - On the open water were 26 Mute Swan, 21 Greylag, 2+2y Canada Geese, 26 Gadwall, 18m+2f Pochard, 13 Tufted Duck, 5+3y Great Crested Grebe, 6+1y Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant and 103+11y Coot. Also present were 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Little Egret and 1 Common Tern.

Wintersett 18.06.19

9 - 16 degrees,  warm with 4/8 cloud and a light westerly.
Anglers CP: Little Ringed Plover 1.  A Curlew flew over.
Moorhouse Lane Pond: Pochard 2m + 1f.  Hobby 1.  Great Crested Grebe 2 adult + 1 young.
Botany Bay: Kingfisher 1.  Little Grebe 1 adult.
Lepidoptera:  Painted Lady 1 north bank WRes + 1 MLPond.  Small Heath 1.  Meadow Brown 1. 
Brown Argus 1 Disposal Point.
Odonata: Broad-bodied Chaser 2 female MLPond + 1 female egg laying Botany Bay.    Brown Hawker 1 and Red-eyed Damselfly 1 male on Botany Bay. A Black-tailed Skimmer was on north east bank WRes..

The Edge 18/06/2019

Wombwell Ings - Highlight was an adult Little Ringed Plover with 3 young chicks on the Fleet (back field). Also present were 2 Mute Swan, 4 Canada Geese, 1 Greylag, 3 Shelduck, 11 Gadwall, 6 Tufted Duck, 3 Mallard, 2 Shoveler, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 8 Lapwing, 3 Avocet, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Redshank, 35 BH Gull, 5+ Skylark and 4 Linnet.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 2+3y Mute Swan, 21+8y Canada Geese, 2+2y Greylag, 42 Gadwall, 17 Tufted Duck, 9 Mallard, 2 Pochard, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 1 Barn Owl hunting over the tip, 28 Coot, 8+ Lapwing,and 2 LBB Gull.
TPT - Singing males 7 Whitethroat, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 3 Willow Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler and 1 Song Thrush.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 23+4y Mute Swan, 21 Greylag, 29 Gadwall, 18 Tufted Duck, 11m+3f Pochard, 6 Mallard, 4+3y Great Crested Grebe, 4+1y Little Egret, 4 Cormorant, 98+14y Coot and 2 LBB Gull. Also present were 2 Buzzard.

Wintersett 17.06.19

9 - 16 degrees with 8/8 cloud and a south west wind.  Heavy rain showers in the afternoon.
Anglers CP: Redshank 1.  Little Ringed Plover 5 adults.  Oystercatcher 7
Wintersett Res: Common Tern 7.  Goldeneye 1 female.
Lepidoptera: Meadow Brown 1 ACP
Odonata: Red-eyed Damselfly 1 male north east bank WRes..
Reptile: Red-eared Terrapin 1 north east corner WRes..

Wintersett 16.06.19

9 - 17 degrees, with sun and scattered cloud this morning, and intermittent showers in the afternoon.
Wintersett Res: Common Tern 6 + 1 ACP.
Anglers CP: Oystercatcher 4 adults + 1 fledged young.  Cormorant 2.  Sand Martin 4.  Greylag Goose 38.  Herring Gull 2 flyong over.
Lepidoptera: Red Admiral 1 ACP.
Insect:  A 14-spotted ladybird,  Propylea quatuordecimpunctata, was on Wintersett Res., west bank track nettles.

Propylea quatuordecimpunctata,       WRes      ASmith    

Wintersett WeBS for June 2019

 Here are the June  2019  WeBS totals for the Wintersett Area.

Mute Swan 30,   Canada Goose 47,   Greylag Goose 24,   Cormorant 1, Grey Heron 1,  Coot 67, Moorhen 8,  Great Crested Grebe 13,   Mallard 78,  Gadwall 15,  Tufted Duck 31,   Goldeneye 1f,   Lapwing 17,  Common Sandpiper 1.  Common Tern 12,   Little Ringed Plover,   Grey Heron 1.   

Wintersett + Insects + South Kirkby 15.06.19

12 - 14 degrees witn scattered cloud and a light north westerly.
Wintersett Res: Common Tern 12.
Anglers CP:  Oystercatcher 8.  Little Ringed Plover 2.   32 Long-tailed Tit were trapped.  Black-headed Gull 1 juvenile.
Walton Hall: Sand Martin 20.
Odonata: Red-eyed Damselfly 1 male on Water Lily,  Botany Bay.
South Kirkby:  per @pauloleveller -  The Ferruginous Duck was showing well at Johnny Brown's lake this morning. 
                           

Ichneumon    Achaius oratorius    Wintersett Res   PMeredith

Sawfly   Tenthredo sp.         Wintersett Res   PMeredith

Clytus arietis      Wintersett Res    PMeredith

Weevil   Phyllobius pomaceus    Wintersett Res.  PMeredith 

Carlton Marsh

2 Buzzards were in the air together and Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff  and Lesser Whitethroat were singing along with 3 Song Thrushes. A Garden Warbler was sallying for insects on the embankment.

There were just 4 LBB Gulls, 5 Herring Gulls and a brood of 5 very young Mallards chicks on the wader scrape.

The first Large Skipper of the year was accompanied by 2 Common Blues and a late faded Dingy Skipper.

2 Four Spotted Chasers were on the wing and the micro moth Nemophora Degeerella (2) were active in a brief bit of sunshine before the next shower came along. 

Bumble bees included Red-tailed and Tree Bee.  

Wintersett 14.06.19

11 - 14 degrees, dull with rain on and off most of the day, some sun this afternoon and a south easterly breeze.
Wintersett Res: The Great Reed Warbler was not seen today.  Common Tern 10.   Cetti's Warbler 2 broods.  The first juvenile Garden Warblers were seen on the west bank. 
Anglers CP: Little Ringed Plover 2.  Grey Wagtail 1.
Odonata: A male Red-eyed Damselfly was on Botany Bay.

Ewden height.

Osprey over ewden height early aft. per Ivan Martin.

Wintersett 13.06.19

9 - 11 degrees,  dull and damp with 8/8 cloud, some drizzle and a southerly breeze.
Wintersett Res: The Great Reed Warbler was very subdued this morning,  and didn't show very much.  Maybe he's getting ready to move on.    A Nuthatch was in the Willow Wood.  Common Tern 2.  Goldeneye 1 female.
Anglers CP: Canada Goose 12 young.  Oystercatcher 4 adults + 1 young.

The Edge 13/06/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 5 Mute Swan, 22 Canada Geese, 2 Shelduck, 22 Gadwall, 8 Mallard, 5 Shoveler, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Egret, 2 Cormorant, 2 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 6 Lapwing, 4 Ringed Plover, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Avocet, 1 Redshank, 54 BH Gull, 8+ Skylark, 5 Pied Wagtail, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush and 2 Linnet.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 2+3y Mute Swan, 18 Canada Geese, 2+2y Greylag, 28 Gadwall, 17 Mallard, 16 Tufted Duck, 1 male Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Kestrel, 37+3y Coot, 3 Moorhen, 2+2y Lapwing, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 LBB Gull and 4+ Pied Wagtail.
TPT - Singing males 4 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Sedge Warbler. 1 Garden Warbler and 1 Song Thrush.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 8+5y Mute Swan, 17 Greylag, 1 Canada Goose, 11 Tufted Duck, 7+3y Pochard, 2 Mallard, 2 Gadwall, 7+2y Great Crested Grebe, 3 Little Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 65+7y Coot, 1 LBB Gull and 1 Common Gull. Also present were 1 Kestrel, 1 Grey Heron and 1 Green Woodpecker.

Wintersett 12.06.19

10 - 12 degrees,  dull and damp with intermittent drizzle all day, and a light north easterly.
Wintersett Res: The Great Reed Warbler was harrassing the Reed Warblers and showing well mid morning. 
Anglers CP: Sand Martin 1.  Common Tern 2.  Oystercatcher 4 adults + 1 young.

The Edge 11/06/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 9 Mute Swan, 27 Canada Geese, 2 Shelduck, 37 Gadwall, 7 Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck, 3 Shoveler, 1 Cormorant, 1 Coot, 1 Moorhen, 7 Lapwing, 6 Ringed Plover, 3 Avocet, 3 Dunlin, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Redshank, 21 BH Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 5+ Skylark and 2 Linnet.
Broomhill Flash - Highlight was a Barn Owl hunting during a dry spell. Noted were 2+3y Mute Swan, 22 Canada Geese, 2+2y Greylag, 3 Shelduck, 26 Gadwall, 13 Tufted Duck, 7+6y Mallard, 2 Little Grebe, 32 Tufted Duck, 2 Moorhen, 5+2y Lapwing, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Snipe, 2 LBB Gull and 3 Pied Wagtail.
TPT - Singing males 5 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler,1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler and 1 Song Thrush.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 26+5y Mute Swan, 24 Greylag, 1 Canada Goose, 18 Tufted Duck, 12m+1f Pochard, 10 Gadwall, 4 Mallard, 5+2y Little Grebe, 4+1y Great Crested Grebe, 4 Cormorant and 72+11y Coot. Also present were 1 Kestrel and 1 Grey Wagtail.

Carlton Marsh

7 LBB Gulls, 5 Herring Gulls and a brood of 6 Mallards were the only notables on the wader scrape. Elsewhere a Water Rail called and c50 House Martins c20 Swifts and 10 Swallows were hawking over the main scrape in the cool damp conditions.

A Garden Warbler was singing as a male Tawny Owl sang from its usual roost at 11.47hrs. Minutes later, at 12.00hrs, he made the short flight across the scrape that he normally does at dusk!

Single Foxes were seen hunting both scrapes.

This Herring Gull clearly has a plastic problem (Rod Heeley)

Wintersett 11.06.19

8 - 10 degrees , dull with 8/8 cloud and rain from mid morning to early afternoon, with a north easterly breeze.
Wintersett Res: The Great Reed Warbler still singing in the boathouse reeds. (Of interest - the Dewsbury GRW relocated to Pugneys main lake yesterday).  Pochard 1 male.  Goldeneye 1 female.
Anglers CP: Common Tern 4. Oystercatcher 1 young.  Mallard 9 fledged young.  Sand Martin 1 + 1 Wintersett Res..

Wintersett 10.06.19

11 - 13 degrees,  with 8/8 cloud and rain from late morning to mid afternoon and a cool north easterly breeze.
Wintersett Res: The Great Reed Warbler still singing in the boathouse reeds.  Common Tern 4.  A juvenile Grey Wagtail was on the spillway.  Nuthatch 1 in Willow Wood. Goldeneye 1 female. 
Anglers CP: Teal 1 female.  A Hobby flew over the car park at 18.40hrs..
Odonata: A Four-spotted Chaser was on the east bank.
Coleoptera:   Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn beetle  Agapanthia villosoviridescens at Wintersett Res this morning.

Agapanthia villosoviridescens          WRes 10.06.19   PMeredith

Rust Fungus     Puccinia urticata            Pits Wood    ASmith

The Edge 10/06/2019

Wombwell Ings - Highlight was the Spoonbill first seen by Keith Fisher before 5am and still present when I left at 11am. Also present were 10 Mute Swan, 19 Canada Geese, 2 Shelduck, 31 Gadwall, 21 Mallard, 3 Shoveler, 2 male Teal, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 7+1y Lapwing, 4 Ringed Plover, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Avocet, 1 Redshank, 41 BH Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 5+ Skylark, 3 Pied Wagtail. 1 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Linnet and 1 Reed Bunting.
TPT - Singing males 7 Willow Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler and 2 Song Thrush.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 25+5y Mute Swan, 28 Greylag, 1 Canada Goose, 23 Gadwall, 11m+3f+2y Pochard, 12 Tufted Duck, 5 Mallard. 5+1y Great Crested Grebe, 3 Little Grebe, 6 Cormorant, 67+7y Coot and 2 LBB Gull. Also present was 1 Kestrel.

Colour-ringed Redshank

Details of a colour-ringed Redshank at Wath Ings as follows:

RL Black/Orange  juvenile  26-09-08  Levington Creek, Orwell Estuary (Suffolk).
LL Yellow/ Blue/     seen      23-11-11  Levington Creek.
BTO metal              seen      01-06-19  (Wath Ings) Old Moor.

Eleven years old - a decent age.

Wintersett 09.06.19

12 - 15 degrees with 6/8 but increasing cloud and a cool, light, northerly.
Wintersett Res: The Great Reed Warbler still singing in the boathouse reeds, showing intermittently this morning, but  became more flighty, coming as close as just 1/4 to 1/2 way out in the reeds per https://twitter.com/StevieD131 .   Goldeneye 1 female + 1 1st summer male CHRes..  A Cuckoo was in the Willow Wood. 
Anglers CP:  Common Tern 1 + 2 ACP.. Little Ringed Plover 2 displaying. Canada Goose 11young.  Gadwall 20 + 2 WRes.
Odonata: Red-eyed Damselfly 2 pairs on Botany Bay.

  Great Reed Warbler          WRes.    SDenny

Blue-tailed Damselfly  “rufescens” form   WRes.    ASmith

Carlton Marsh

The highlights from this morning were; Hobby north at 12.09hrs, Cuckoo and Garden Warbler  singing, Coal Tit, Kingfisher, 4 Dabchicks, 4 Herring Gulls and 1 Collared Dove (its scarce here).

Insects included Common Blue and Green Veined White butterflies, Large Red Damsel and 3 Broad-bodied Chasers. 3 Yellow-barred Long Horns (Nemophora degeerella), a micro moth with exceeding long antennae, were dancing in the sunshine.

I am fairly sure this is a Zebra Spider that found its way onto the log book as I was writing up today's sightings in the hide. How common is it Mr. Coldwell?

Wintersett + South Kirkby 08.06.19

11 degrees,  damp start,  rain from mid morning and a south westerly wind.
Wintersett Res: The Great Reed Warbler still singing in the boathouse reeds.   Cliff Smith posted a video on Twitter.  Here's the link
https://twitter.com/01000011S/status/1137345247338467331 
Anglers CP: Little Ringed Plover 2.. Ringed Plover 1 juvenile.

South Kirkby: The Iberian Chiffchaff still present Carr Lane,  150 yards right of railway bridge in wooded area.   per @bigpaddymartin

Wintersett 07.06.19

10 - 16 degrees with 7/8 but increasing cloud.  Rain from midday and a cold easterly breeze.
Wintersett Res: The Great Reed Warbler singing and showing well early in the morning, in the boathouse reeds.  Goldeneye 1f.. 
Anglers CP: Little Ringed Plover 2.  Ringed Plover 1.  Common Tern 2.  Pochard 1 m + 1f.  Great Crested Grebe 7.
Swifts: 400 flying in the area.   See Steve Denny's Swift video on Twitter.  Here's the link:
https://twitter.com/StevieD131/status/1136938136645378048

          Ringed Plover juvenile                           ACP          SDenny

The Edge 07/06/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 5 Mute Swan, 28 Canada Geese, 1 Greylag, 2 Shelduck, 21 Gadwall, 9 Mallard, 4 Shoveler, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 1 Coot, 9+ Lapwing, 3 Redshank, 2 Avocet, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Greenshank, 41 BH Gull and 2 Mistle Thrush.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 2 Mute Swan, 27+4y Canada Geese, 2 Greylag, 1 Shelduck, 13 Gadwall, 13 Tufted Duck, 9+7y Mallard, 1 female Pochard, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 2 Red Legged Partridge, 2 Kestrel, 44 Coot. 2 Moorhen, 4+1y Lapwing, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 3 LBB Gull and 5 Pied Wagtail.
 TPT - Singing males 7 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 5 Willow Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Song Thrush and 1 yaffling Green Woodpecker.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 7+4y Mute Swan, 21 Greylag, 1 Canada Geese, 16 Tufted Duck, 11 Gadwall, 5m+3f Pochard, 5 Mallard, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 3+2y Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant, 69+10y Coot and 3 LBB Gull. Also present were 1 Little Egret over east at 11.30am, 1 Kestrel, 1 Grey Wagtail and 2 Linnet.

Wintersett + Pics 06.06.19

14 - 19 degrees with 4/8 cloud and a south westerly breeze.
Wintersett Res.:  The Great Reed Warbler still singing and showing in the boathouse reeds.  The fledged brood of Cetti's Warblers were around the boathouse bench area. 
Anglers CP:  Little Ringed Plover 2.  Ringed Plover 1 juvenile. Common Tern 1.  Cormorant2.
Moorhouse Lane Pond:  Tawny Owl 1.
Lepidoptera: Orange Tip 1 male  MLP + 1 Botany railway path.    A Common Blue and a Dingy Skipper at Big Pond.    2 Common Blue at WRes..
Odonata: 2  Broad-bodied Chasers  at MLP crosspaths area:   A male Azure Damselfly at Big Pond.  A male Black-tailed Skimmer at ACP.   A newly emerged Emperor Dragonfly was on the west bank WRes..
Coleoptera: A Thick-legged Flower beetle was at MLP  crosspaths area.

Thick-legged Flower Beetle      MLP   ASmith

Broad-bodied  Chaser      MLP    ASmith

         Common Blues            WRes..     SDenny

Azure Damselfly           MLP       ASmith

Small Copper              MLP     ASmith

The Edge 06/06/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 6 Mute Swan, 29 Canada Geese, 2 Shelduck, 22 Gadwall, 11 Mallard, 4 Shoveler, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 Teal, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 1 Coot, 1 Buzzard, 9 Lapwing, 4 Avocet, 2 Redshank, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 45 BH Gull, 6+ Skylark, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap and 2 Linnet.  Early morning, K. Fisher also had 10 Black Tailed Godwit, 1 Yellowhammer and 1 Lesser Whitethroat.
Broomhill Flash -  Noted were 2+3y Mute Swan, 22+5y Canada Geese, 1 Greylag, 13 Tufted Duck, 13 Gadwall, 9 Mallard, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Red Legged Partridge, 32 Coot, 7 Lapwing, 1 Little Ringed Plover and 2 LBB Gull.
TPT -  Singing males included 7 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 5 Willow Warbler, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler and 1 yaffling Green Woodpecker.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 4+5y Mute Swan, 12 Greylag, 1 Canada Goose, 18 Tufted Duck, 8m+1f Pochard, 3 Mallard, 2 Gadwall, 3+2y Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 67+5y Coot and 2 LBB Gull. Also present were 1 Grey Heron over west, 2 Buzzard, 1 Common Tern, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Reed Bunting and 1 Linnet.

Wintersett + South Kirkby 05.06.19

12 - 16 degrees, sunny spells  with 6/8 cloud and a south westerly breeze.
Wintersett Res: The Great Reed Warbler still singing and showing well today.   Peter Garrity posted this great video of the GRW on Twitter today.   Here's the link.
https://twitter.com/GarrityPete/status/1136340465886932993
Goldeneye 1 female + 1 1st summer male CHRes..
Anglers CP:    Oystercatcher  1 young.  Common Tern 2 mating.   36 Herring Gull and a  Great Black-backed Gull flew south.  Mallard 7 fledged young + 8 small young and 8 large/fledged young WRes..
South Kirkby: The Iiberian Chiffchaff still present, and the Ferruginous Duck seen back on the pond at Carr Lane, South Kirkby per @bigpaddymartin

The Edge 05/06/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 5 Mute Swan, 16 Canada Geese, 2 Shelduck, 21 Mallard, 15 Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, 1 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant, 1 Coot,  6+ Lapwing, 6 Avocet, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Redshank, 33 BH Gull, c50 Swift, 5+ Skylark, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Lesser Whitethroat and 1 Reed Bunting.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 2 Mute Swan, 21 Canada Geese, 2 Shelduck, 24 Tufted Duck, 12 Gadwall, 11 Tufted Duck, 2 Pochard, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 32 Pochard, 2 Moorhen, 5+1y Lapwing, 1 Oystercatcher, 3 LBB Gull and 1 Pied Wagtail.
 TPT - Singing males 6 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 5 Willow Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Song Thrush and 1 yaffling Green Woodpecker.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 9+5y Mute Swan, 20 Greylag, 1 Canada Goose, 17 Tufted Duck, 6m+1f Pochard, 5 Gadwall, 2 Mallard, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 2+2y Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 69+4y Coot and 2 LBB Gull. Also present were 1 Bittern (flew in at 12.30pm), 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel and 2 Oystercatcher over west.

Wintersett 04.06.19

13 - 18 degrees with sun and increasing cloud, light rain showers in the afternoon and a light south easterly breeze.
 Wintersett Res: The Great Reed Warbler still singing in the boathouse reeds.   Goldeneye 1 female + 1 1st summer male CHRes..   Mallard 1 fledged young.
Botany Bay: Little Grebe 1 male. 
Anglers CP: Little Ringed Plover 1.  Redshank 1.   Oystercatcher  4 adults + 1 young.  Shoveler 1m + 1 f.  Canada Goose12 young.   Gadwall  16 + 2 WRes..   Cormorant 1 + 1 CHRes..
Lepidoptera: Common Blue 1 NE corner WRes.   Chimmney Sweeper 1 north bank.
Odonata:  Red-eyed Damselfly 4 m NE corner WRes + 1m Botany. 

The Edge 04/06/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 18 Canada Geese, 5 Shelduck, 13 Mallard, 9 Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Teal, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 5 Lapwing, 4 Oystercatcher, 2 Avocet, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Redshank, 33 BH Gull, 1 Kingfisher and 3 Linnet.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 2 Mute Swan, 16+5y Canada Geese, 2+4y Greylag, 14 Mallard, 11 Gadwall, 11 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 41 Coot, 4 Moorhen, 8+2y Lapwing, 2 LBB Gull and 4 Pied Wagtail.
TPT - Singing males 6 Willow Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Song Thrush and 1 yaffling Green Woodpecker.
Bolton Ings -On the open water were 2+5y Mute Swan, 35 Greylag, 11 Tufted Duck, 9 Gadwall, 8 male Pochard, 2 Mallard, 3+1y Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 58+6y Coot and 5 LBB Gull. Also present were 2 Canada Geese, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Linnet and 2 Bullfinch.

Ringing Recovery

Goldcrest
HD8397    4 male     05-10-2016   South Walney, Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire.
                controlled  08-03-2018   Old Moor. 133 kms ESE. 519 days.

Wintersett - Another new species! 03.06.19

A new beetle for the Wintersett Area!     A Thick-legged Flower Beetle,  Oedemera Nobilis was found on a buttercup flower this morning by Pete Smith, near the main hide at Anglers CP.   Identification was confirmed by Mike Denton.  It is the only Oedemera that has enlarged femora in the males. The species is common in southern England, but there are only a dozen Yorkshire
records, all in the southern half of the county.
Interestingly, this morning, Roger Butterfield  @earthfast tweeted that he had seen (Oedemera nobilis) on the Steel Valley Walk, Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire. He had previously seen this species in the south of England, but this was his first sighting in the Sheffield area.

Thick-legged Flower Beetle,  Oedemera Nobilis             (record shot)        Anglers CP                 ASmith

See https://twitter.com/earthfast/status/1135493729446445056/photo/1
for Roger Butterfield's fantastic photo

Wintersett 03.06.19

13 - 19 degrees, with sun and scattered cloud, and a moderate south westerly.
Wintersett Res: The Great Reed Warbler still singing in the boathouse reeds.  Goldeneye 1 female + 1 1st summer male CHRes..
Anglers CP: Little Ringed Plover 1.  Common Tern  2 scraping on an island.  Oystercatcher 1 young.  Canada Goose 12 young.
Lepidoptera: A Brown Argus,  a Small Copper and a Large Skipper were seen at Anglers CP.  A Red Admiral was on the east bank WRes.. 
Odonata: A male Emperor flew over ACP car park.   2 male Red-eyed Damselflies were in the SE corner WRes..

                                  Red and Black Froghopper      WRes       ASmith

The Edge 03/06/2019

Wombwell Ings - Birds are starting to use the new Fleet area in the Chirle (back)  field. This  morning included 3 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 1 Redshank, 15+ House Martins collecting mud for nestbuilding and several Skylarks. Present on the Ings were 5 Mute Swan, 5 Canada Geese, 3 Greylag, 3 Shelduck, 10 Mallard, 9 Gadwall, 3 Tufted Duck, 2 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 7 Lapwing, 3 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Redshank, 1 Oystercatcher, 77 BH Gull and 20+ Swift. Keith Fisher also had 10 Black Tailed Godwits at 5am.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 2 Mute Swan, 67 Canada Geese, 2+2y Greylag, 2 Shelduck, 18 Mallard, 18 Gadwall, 14 Tufted Duck, 3 Shoveler, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 37 Coot, 4 Moorhen, 8+2y Lapwing, 2 LBB Gull and 3 Pied Wagtail.
Brickworks - K. Fisher had 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Treecreeper and a Barn Owl hunting over the old tip.
TPT - Singing males 6 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler, 4 Whitethroat, 3 Sedge Warbler and 1 yaffling Green Woodpecker.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 4+5y Mute Swan, 26+2y Greylag, 2 Canada Geese, 14 Tufted Duck, 11+1y Pochard, 7 Gadwall, 6 Mallard, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Grebe and 62+4y Coot. Also present were 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard and 1 Green Woodpecker.

Wintersett + Moths + Pics 02.06.19

12 - 19 degrees, humid with mostly 8/8 cloud, some sunny spells from late morning, and a southerly breeze.
Wintersett Res: The Great Reed Warbler still  singing in the boathouse reeds.  Common Tern 4.  Herring Gull 5.  Goldeneye 1 female + 1  1st summer male CHRes..
Anglers CP:  Mute Swan 12 adults + 8 young, + 6 CHRes + 4 WRes/Botany.  Gadwall 14 m + 3 f.  Hobby 1.  Oystercatcher 1 young.  Little Ringed Plover 2.
Odonata: Red-eyed Damselfly 5m + 1 ovipositing NE WRes.  + 2m SW WRes + 1 m west bank WRes..
Moth highlights overnight:  Maiden's Blush is the first record here.  Treble Lines and Waved Umber.

Maiden's Blush 1st record                   ASmith

                          Treble lines                         ASmith       

        Waved Umber                         ASmith

Bee Orchid  Ophrys apifera
1st for the year    PMeredith

"phone scoped" at Low Moor

Wintersett + Ringing + Pics 01.06.19

16 - 20 degrees,  humid  with mainly 8/8 cloud, but a few short sunny spells and a southerly breeze.
Wintersett Res:  The Great Reed Warbler still singing,  and showed very well mid morning.  A male and female Cetti's Warbler with 4 fledged juveniles were in the boathouse bench area.  Goldeneye 1 female.   
Anglers CP: A Red Kite was circling to the north at 10.53hrs.  Gadwall 13 males.  Mute Swan Cygnets 8 + 8 at Walton Hall + 7 on Wintersett Res.. 
Haw Park:  A juvenile Tawny Owl was sitting in a tree on the edge. 
58 Birds Ringed this morning.  Blue Tit 26,  Great Tit 8,  Robin 3,  Garden Warbler 1,  Blackcap 4,  Reed Warbler 1.  Lesser Whitethroat 1.  Chiffchaff 2.  Willow Warbler 1.  Treecreeper 1.  Long-tailed Tit 2,  Chaffinch 2,  Bullfinch 2,  Tree Sparrow 1, Spotted Flycatcher 1,  Blackbird 1  and Magpie 1.
Lepidoptera:  Orange Tip 1 WRes..
Odonata:  A 4 Spotted Chaser was on the Pol at ACP.  4 male Red-eyed Damselflies were in the NE corner of WRes + another male seen on Botany Bay.

Spotted Flycatcher    Pol  ACP   Becky Bailey

Spotted Flycatcher    Pol  ACP   Becky Bailey

Juvenile Cetti's Warbler         WRes   PMeredith

Juvenile Cetti's Warbler         WRes   PMeredith

The Great Reed Warbler showed very well for  Clive Barraclough

Carlton Marsh

158 Herring Gulls, 19 LBB Gulls and c50 Black Headed Gulls were on the wader scrape this morning. Elsewhere 3 Jays and G. Spot W. Pecker feeding on fat balls and families of Great Tit, Moorhen, Coot, Mallard and Wren were about.

Also of note Lesser Whitethroat (2) and Sedge Warbler singing.

Butterflies on show were 4 Dingy Skippers, 1 Common Blue, 1 Holly Blue, 3 Small Heaths and 1 Orange-tip male, (there is a distinct lack of Red Admiral so far).

Dragonflies included c50 Azure Damsels, c15 Blue-tailed Damsels, 1 Large Red Damsel, 1 Four Spot Chaser and 1 male Broad-bodied Chaser.