Saturday 1 June 2019

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

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