Carlton Marsh

Today's star bird was a late Spotted Flycatcher at the wader scrape view point at mid-day (Richard Laverack). This beat our latest ever by 4 days.

This afternoon 7 Shoveler, Kingfisher, Goldcrest, Willow Tit and a Water Rail (CG).

Littleworth-Monk Bretton

Fine weather this morning provided 10 species of butterfly that included 1 Small Copper, 1 Common Blue, 14 Comma, 1 Painted Lady and 2 very late Small Heath (Chris Parkin).

Wintersett VisMig - another epic Mippet show + Ringing 30.09.19

 12 - 14 degrees with  4/8 cloud and a light south easterly.
Anglers CP VisMig: per Paul Meredith 07:00 - 13:00hrs and 16:30 - 17:45hrs
Another epic Meadow Pipit movement 4825  (our third highest count ever) 
From the off :
 500      (by 07.58),    
1000      (by 08.18),    
1500      (by 08.30),     
2000      (by 08.47), 
2500      (by 09.04),   
3000      (by 09.22),   
3500      (by 09.53), 
4000      (by 10.25), 
4500      (by 11.34)
Going south:  Meadow Pipit 4825.   Merlin 1.  Skylark 169.  Linnet 71.  Swallow 123.   House Martin 25.  alba Wagtail 89 (including flocks of 10 and 14).  Grey Wagtail 4.  Collared Dove 2.  Mistle Thrush 8.  Goldfinch 40.  Reed Bunting 3.
Going south west: Chaffinch 41.
Going west: Redwing 2 (first this autumn).  Snipe 8.  Song Thrush 2.
Going east: Pink-footed Goose 32.  Golden Plover 16.. 

Anglers CP:  Common Buzzard 27  Several sightings of a lingering Merlin 1  Hobby 2 + 1 ruin field WRes.,  Peregrine 1.
Botany Bay: 1 Blackcap
Wintersett Res: Cetti's Warbler 1 singing in SE corner.
Cold Hiendley Res: Whooper Swan 4.
Lepidoptera: A  Red Admiral and a Comma on Pol ACP.

84 Birds were ringed:  Highlights were:- Chiffchaff 5.   Blackcap 1.  Goldfinch 33.  Linnet 1.   Tree Sparrow 2.  Reed Bunting 10.

Finally - a superb shot of a juvenile Hobby taken in the area  by Chris Swaine.

                          Juvenile  Hobby          CSwaine      30.09.19

The Edge 30/09/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 4 Mute Swan, 25 Shoveler, 7 Mallard, 6 Teal, 4 Gadwall, 1 Little Grebe, 7 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 6 Coot, 2 Moorhen, 2 Kestrel, 182 Lapwing, 3 Golden Plover, 2 Stonechat, 4 Linnet and 4 Reed Bunting.
The Fleet - Viewable were 5 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 House Martin, 1 Swallow, 10+ Skylark and 30+ Goldfinch.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 3+3juv Mute Swan, 3 Canada Geese, 34 Tufted Duck, 33 Shoveler, 20 Gadwall, 11 Mallard, 6 Teal, 12 Little Grebe, 5 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 65 Coot, 71 Lapwing, 1 Kingfisher, 13 House Martin and 2 Swallow.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 2 Mute Swan, 82 Greylag, 15 Canada Geese, 10 Gadwall, 8 Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck, 5 Little Grebe, 3+1juv Great Crested Grebe, 8 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret and 237 Coot. Also present were 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher and 1 Grey Wagtail.

Wilthorpe Marsh + 29/9/19.

Very steady with the oxbow pond a lake. 2 singing Cetti's, 9 C Snipe, c 80 Meadow Pipit feeding flock, c 60 Lapwing down. 3+ Parakeets very noisy this morning at smithies pond.

Wintersett 29.09.19

11 - 15 degrees with fog clearing by 09.00hrs,  then  continuous rain, of varying intensity, until late afternoon.
Anglers CP: Pintail 1.  Common Sandpiper 1.   Grey Wagtail 1.  Snipe 4.  A Wheatear in the back field. 

Wintersett Res:  Meadow Pipit 350 in the Ruin field + 80 in ACP fields.   Chiffchaff 3. Yellow-legged Gull 3 adults.  Arctic Tern 1 juvenile

Cold Hiendley Res: Whooper Swan 4.  Mute Swan 49. Cetti's Warbler 1 male south west bank.  Linnet 50.  Swallow 2. 

Wintersett + Epic Mipit VisMig + Gull Roost 28.09.19

13-14 degrees with 7/8 cloud-cover and a light south westerly.  Rain and heavy showers from around 09.00 to 11.30, then brightening.
Anglers CP VisMig: per Paul Meredith
An amazing morning for Meadow Pipits - never thought that we would better last years total but we have!. After a very slow start (no more than 30 in the first 1 1/2 hours) they started flooding through, running totals being:
08.55 - 09.25: 1000.   
09.25 - 09.55: 2546 (reached 2000 @ 09.40).  
09.55 - 10.20: 3500 (reached 3000 @ 10.09).
10.20 - 10.55: 9100 (totally bonkers - 5,600 in 35 minutes! - sky was full of waves of mippits on a very broad front, almost too many to count - had to give up with the clicker and count in 100s!).
Biggest numbers going through in the heavier spells of rain.
10.55 - 11.25: 10913.  
11.25 - 11.55: 11555  (slowed down a lot as skies started to clear).
11.55 - 12.55: 11930 (still going through in small numbers).
Finally reached 12004 at 13.07 hrs.
Meadow Pipits still moving late afternoon, flocks of 6-30. None after 18.40 hrs.
Did not have chance to count much else, but not a lot moving except Skylarks which are probably under recorded.
Going south:  Final total of  Meadow Pipit 12225  a record count for the site!!   Skylark 95.  Kestrel 2.  Swallow 48.   House Martin 66.  Thrush sp. 5.   alba Wagtail 5.  Linnet 12.
Going west: Snipe 2.  
Going east:  Golden Plover 1  
Anglers CP:  Peregrine 1 juvenile.    Hobby 2.   Yellow-legged Gull 3 adults and  Pintail 1.
Lepidoptera:  Red Admiral 1 and Speckled Wood 1 at ACP.    Small White 1 Wintersett Village.
Anglers CP Gull Roost tonight per Steve Denny: Great Black-backed Gull  5,  Herring Gull  24, Yellow-legged Gull 10,  Lesser Black-backed Gull 260.    A Goosander was also on the CP.

Paul Meredith modelling the new ACP VisMig. Rain Shelter - thanks to Gray Speight and Steve Denny

Wintersett VisMig + Carr the Osprey 27.09.19

12 - 17 degrees with 7/8 cloud and a light southerly.
Anglers CP VisMig:
Going south: Meadow Pipit 1018.  Skylark 19.  Swallow 14.  House Martin 35.  Mistle Thrush 19 + 6 present.  Grey Wagtail 1.  alba Wagtail 21.  Linnet 31. 
Going west: Pink-footed Goose 35.   Yellowhammer 5 in one flock.  Reed Bunting 3.
Going east: Golden Plover 1.
Carr the Osprey who migrated through the area on 05.09.19  per @RoyDennisWF  

Sadly we now know that satellite-tagged juvenile Osprey Carr, died at a reservoir north of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco. We are very grateful to Karim Roussleon and Dr Mohamed Radi who visited the site for us. There are more details here:  http://www.roydennis.org/category/osprey/carr/

The Edge 27/09/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 7 Mute Swan, 27 Greylag, 88 Teal, 37 Shoveler, 13 Mallard, 2 Gadwall, 3 Cormorant, 4 Coot, 262 Lapwing, 14 BH Gull, 1 Swallow, 2 Skylark, 5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Mistle Thrush and 7 Linnet.
 The Fleet - Viewable were 3 Mallard, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Lapwing, 23 BH Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 2 Skylark, 20+ Goldfinch and 7 Linnet.
 Broomhill Flash - Noted were 6+3juv Mute Swan, 5 Canada Geese, 67 Gadwall, 42 Shoveler, 28 Tufted Duck, 27 Teal, 22 Mallard, 10 Pochard, 12 Little Grebe, 5 Cormorant, 2 Little Grebe, 62 Coot, 4 Moorhen, 1 Kestrel, 27 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 2 BH Gull and 50+ Goldfinch.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 2+4juv Mute Swan, 96 Greylag, 4 Canada Geese, 7 Mallard, 7 Gadwall, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Pochard, 3 Little Grebe, 2+1juv Great Crested Grebe, 6 Cormorant, 226 Coot and 18 BH Gull. Also present were 1 Peregrine, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 light phase Buzzard, 14 Lapwing, 1 Grey Wagtail and 3 singing Chiffchaff.

Carlton Marsh

15 Meadow Pipits flew south in singles and small groups this morning. 3 Buzzards included 1 immature and 12 Shoveler were on the scrape. 4+2 Jays were gathering acorns.

Insects included 1 Painted Lady, 8 Red Admiral, 8 Speckled Wood, 4 Small White and 1 GV White. Moths 2 Silver Y and 1 Lesser Treble Bar (Chris parkin).

Wintersett + VisMig 26.09.19

14 - 17 degrees with heavy rain clearing from the west by 08.15hrs.  Then sun with 4/8 cloud  and a light south westerly.
Anglers CP VisMig: Per @Fitzybirder and @grayspeight
Going south: Meadow Pipits steady and unassuming all morning (no large flocks) but a good total in the end - 1570.  Skylark 44.  Sand Martin 2.   Swallow 86.  Alba Wagtail 9.   House Martin 50
Going south west: 6 juvenile Arctic Terns at 09.48hrs.  Mistle Thrush 10.  Chaffinch 6.  Linnet 15.  Goldfinch 6.
Going east: Pink-footed Goose - 40 at 08.20hrs.  21 at 09.16 hrs.  43 at 09.19hrs + 20 north west at 09.02hrs.
Anglers CP: Black Tern 1 at 11.45hrs per @bigpaddymartin       Hobby 1 adult. 
Cold Hiendley Res: 3 Whooper Swans per @bigpaddymartin  

The Edge 25/09/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 4 Mute Swan, 145 Teal, 12 Shoveler, 7 Gadwall, 2 Wigeon, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 107 Lapwing, 4 Golden Plover, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 1 Ruff, 1 Snipe, 3 BH Gull, 1 Skylark, 10+ Swallow (Broomhill Park ), 1 Pied Wagtail and 1 Chiffchaff.
The Fleet - Viewable were 23 BH Gull, 10+ Skylark, 30+ Linnet and 50+ Goldfinch.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 4+3juv Mute Swan, 3 Canada Geese, 45 Gadwall, 32 Tufted Duck, 27 Teal, 23 Shoveler, 13 Mallard, 3 Pochard, 16 Little Grebe, 4 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 74 Coot, 5 Moorhen, 2 Lapwing and 20+ Swallow.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 2+2juv Mute Swan, 11 Gadwall, 9 Mallard, 1 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Grebe, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 9 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron and 2 BH Gull. A Great White Egret showed well on the western island of the east pool until 12.40pm, when it flew off to land on the west pool. Also present were 2 Kestrel, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Lapwing and 1 Grey Wagtail.

Wintersett + VisMig 25.09.19

15 - 19 degrees with 8/8 cloud, occasional drizzle and a light easterly.
Anglers CP VisMig per @Fitzybirder and @grayspeight.
Going south: Hobby 1.  Mistle Thrush 4 + 1 SW.
Going south east:  Meadow Pipit 721 (some south, but, unusually, most SE,  some south or even east into wind, including flocks of 40 and 68!)
Going south west:  Ringed Plover 2 (09.10 hrs + 09.16hrs).  Snipe 4.  Chaffinch 3. Reed Bunting 3.
Going east:  Pink-footed Geese 35 east at 09.36hrs.
Anglers CP: 2 Black Terns were in early morning (later seen at Pugneys).   Caspian Gull 1 adult on lake from 10.15hrs.   Lapwing 560.  Chiffchaff 13.   Blackcap 1.   Peregrine 1 -  'scope view on Wakefield Cathedral Spire! 
Cold Hiendley Res: Whooper Swan 4.  

2 of the Whooper Swans        CHRes   SDenny

Wigeon drake in eclipse plumage  CHRes   SDenny

The Edge 24/09/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 5 Mute Swan, 186 Teal, 15 Shoveler, 6 Mallard, 3 Gadwall, 3 Wigeon, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Coot, 108 Lapwing, 2 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Snipe, 32 BH Gull and 3 Mistle Thrush.
The Fleet - Viewable on a very quiet Fleet ( possibly due to a noisy bulldozer doing the final landscaping) were 1 Mute Swan, 18 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Kestrel, 8 Lapwing, 13 BH Gull and 2 LBB Gull.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 2+3y Mute Swan, 1 Canada Goose, 68 Gadwall, 31 Tufted Duck, 27 Shoveler, 18 Mallard, 15 Teal, 3 Pochard, 12 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 75 Coot, 3 Moorhen, 4 Lapwing and 11 Snipe.
Bolton Ings - Timed it well so that we walked down at the time of the day's heaviest rain. Even worse coming back because my umbrella broke. On the open water were 2+4y Mute Swan, 2 Greylag, 12 Mallard, 6 Gadwall, 2 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 6 Little Grebe, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Cormorant, 258 Coot and 2 Moorhen. Also present were 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk, a flock of 61 Lapwing and c20 Golden Plover over, 1 Herring Gull and 1 Kingfisher.

Wintersett 24.09.19

14 - 17 degrees with steady rain and a very light south westerly.
Wintersett Res: per Graham Speight
Yellow-legged Gull 5,   Pochard 266,   Shoveler 110,   Great Crested Grebe 77. 
Cold Hiendley Res: per Steve Denny Whooper Swan 4

 
  

 4 Whooper Swans  CHRes   SDenny

Wintersett Vis.Mig. + Carr the Osprey sad news 23.09.19

17 - 15 degrees with 7/8 cloud and a very light south westerly.  Rain  from mid afternoon.
Anglers CP VisMig:  per @Fitzybirder
Going south: alba Wagtail 9.  Sand Martin 1 at 07.41hrs.  Goldfinch 20.  Swallow 78.  House Martin 18.   Meadow Pipit 517.  Reed Bunting 5.
Going south west: 7 Greylag Geese dropped in the left SW.  Skylark 10.  Grey Wagtail 1 .  Linnet 4. 
Going west:  24 Wigeon.  3 Pintail.   Snipe 2 + 1 east.   Chaffinch 6
Going east:A Yellow Wagtail sp.  at 07.21hrs.    Mistle Thrush 1. 
Going east:  5 (!) Great White Egret flew in from the  south east, circled and left east.

Anglers CP: Kingfisher 1.  A Pintail was flying around with Mallard.

Great White Egret influx into Yorkshire this morning - here are five of them Anglers CP!   Paul Meredith

 

Twitter - see https://twitter.com/RoyDennisWF/status/1176066545438613504

It looks like sat-tagged juvenile Osprey 'Carr' may have died on the south-east shore of Lalla Takerkoust 34 km south-west of Marrakesh in Morrocco.   No movement for 3 days.

(Carr migrated through the Wintersett Area  at 07.35hrs on the 5th September 2019)

Carlton Marsh

3 Tawny Owls were calling before daybreak. With one net, 20 birds ringed included 9 Blackcaps, 2 Reed Warblers, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Reed Buntings, 1 Goldfinch and 1 Treecreeper.

A Water Rail called nearby and 25 Pink Feet Geese flew east at 07.27hrs (K. Bannister). A Grey Wagtail flew north and 10 Meadow Pipits (singles) flew south along with a similar number of Skylarks. There was a slight increase in the number of Blackbirds and Song Thrushes, they were very flighty. 10 Bullfinch was a good number and 2 +1 Willow Tits were present and c35 Goldfinches were feeding on Alder seeds.

 Treecreeper (Dave Smith)

The Edge 23/09/2019

The Fleet - Viewable were 11 Mallard, 2 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Grebe, 13 Lapwing, 76 BH Gull, 4 LBB Gull and 10+ Skylark.
Wombwell Ings - Present were 5 Mute Swan, 146 Teal, 18 Shoveler, 13 Gadwall, 4 Mallard, 2 Wigeon, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Coot, 2 Moorhen, 76 Lapwing, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 1 Redshank ( a good record for September ), 1 Ruff, 1 Golden Plover, 54 BH Gull, 1 Swallow and 1 Mistle Thrush.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 5+3juv Mute Swan, 102 Canada Geese, 2 Greylag, 50+ Gadwall, 34 Tufted Duck, 30 Shoveler, 23 Teal, 16 Mallard, 3 Pochard, 10+ Little Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 11 Cormorant, 69 Coot, 18 Lapwing, 1 LBB Gull and 4 Swallow. A Great White Egret was present until c8.50am when it flew off eastwards. At 6.30am K.Fisher had a Daubenton's Bat hunting over the flash.
Bolton Ings - Whilst looking at a juvenile male Marsh Harrier on the righthand island of the east pool, Seev picked up the bird of the day, a male Bearded Tit,  working its way through the reeds on the north shore. On the open water were 2+3juv Mute Swan, 2 Greylag, 1 Canada Goose, 20 Tufted Duck, 1 Gadwall, 1 Pochard, 4+1juv Great Crested Grebe, 4 Little Grebe, 7 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret ( A. Hutt mid morning ) and 238 Coot. Also present were 4 Buzzard, 2 Hobby, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Lapwing, 1 Green Woodpecker and 2 Grey Wagtail.

Carlton Marsh

A Great White Egret was sitting in a tall tree overlooking the marsh in heavy rain, before it left south at about 09.40hrs (Jim Plant). No much else because of shooting nearby.

Wintersett VisMig + Ringing 22.09.19

15 - 18 degrees with 7/8, but increasing cloud, and a light  east south easterly
Anglers CP VisMig:  06.30 - 09.00hrs - per @Fitzybirder  Extremely steady.
Going south: Swallow 13.  alba Wagtail sp. 3.  Meadow Pipit 3.  Reed Bunting 1.
45 new birds were ringed  before the rain called a halt.   Highlights were 7 Blackcap (including this very late juv male),  6 Reed Warbler,  1 Sedge Warbler,  16 Reed Buntings, 1 Willow Warbler , 3 Chiffchaff and 1 Goldcrest -  per RBailey

      Late date - juvenile male  Blackcap               WRes        RBailey

Carlton Marsh

A skein of Pink Feet called in dense Fog this morning. Also of note Redshank, Grey Wagtail, 2 Willow Tit, c20 Skylark and 1 Whooper Swan SE (our earliest ever) Jim Plant/Keith Bannister. A small Pike was lurking in the main scrape.

Wintersett + Vis Mig 21.09.19

15 - 18 degrees with 0/8 cloud, precipitation fog cleared by 08.30hrs.
Anglers CP VisMig: per @Fitzybirder.  An adult, female (probably)  Marsh Harrier west at 10.20hrs was the highlight.  A Golden Plover went east. 
Going south: Swallow 71.  House Martin 41.  Meadow Pipit 19.  alba Wagtail 15.
Going west:  Chaffinch 5.  Linnet 2.  Goldfinch 6.
Going south west: Snipe 1.  Skylark 1.  Common Gull 1. 

Anglers CP: Hobby 1
Wintersett Res: Goldeneye 2 male + 2 female.  Little Grebe 13.
Lepidoptera: A Comma, a Red Admiral and a Small White ACP.  A Speckled Wood and a Large White WRes..
Odonata: A Brown Hawker over NE corner WRes..
Reptilia:  A Yellow-bellied Slider and a Red-eared Terrapin  were in NE corner WRes..

Wintersett + VisMig 20.09.19

14 - 20 degrees with  0/8 cloud and a very light southerly.
Anglers VisMig: per @Fitztbirder
Going south:   Swallow 241.  House Martin 16.   alba Wagtail sp 11.   Meadow Pipit 55.     Goldfinch 27.    Reed Bunting 2 + 3 west.  
Going west: Skylark 7.   Song Thrush  2.  Chaffinch 2  Greenfinch 3   Linnet 4
Also present in the area:  Hobby 3.  Chiffchaff 20.  Reed Warbler 1,   Blackcap 4.

Carlton Marsh

Butterflies today 46 Comma, 26 Red Admiral, 5 Painted Lady, 1 Peacock, 5 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Brimstone, 1 Small Copper, 1 Small Heath, 2 Common Blue and 14 Speckled Wood (Chris Parkin).

Wintersett + VisMig + Ringing 19.09.19

15 - 21 degrees with 0/8 cloud, blue sky, hot and sunny with a very light south westerly.
Anglers CP VisMig:  2 skeins of Pink-footed Goose - 42 east at 08.44hrs and 16 east at 08.51hrs.
2 Great White Egret flew east  at 10.23hrs (the first sight record of two together here).
Going south: A Curlew, a Skylark, 10 Swallow,  7 alba Wagtail, 71 Meadow Pipit. 2 Chaffinch and 4 Reed Bunting.  6 high flying Dunnocks were an unusual highlight, but not sure if they were going far.
Anglers CP: Pintail 3.  Green Woodpecker 1.  Teal 5.    Pochard 1 female in full wing moult.
Wintersett Res:  29 Chiffchaff were around the area this morning, most on the east bank WRes.  Sedge Warbler 1 (not a bad date) , Blackcap 3 and Lesser Whitethroat 1. A Reed Warbler was on the north bank.  Kingfisher 1.  A Hobby was feeding on dragonflies.
57 birds were ringed: Highlights were - 11 Blackcap   4 Chiffchaff   1 Reed Warbler   1 Coal Tit   8 Goldfinch   22 Chaffinch  
Lepidoptera: A Red Admiral  and 2 large Whites at Botany Paddock.  A Brown Argus Moorhouse Lane Pond  + 1 and a Small White were on the Pol ACP.   
Odonata: A Brown Hawker east bank, WRes..   Ruddy Darters, Common Darters and Migrant Hawkers were aroung Moorhouse Lane Ponds.

2 Great White Egret          Botany Hill         PMeredith  

Wintersett + VisMig + Gull Roost 18.09.18

13 - 18 degrees with  8/8 cloud and a very light north westerly.
Anglers CP: Pintail 6.  Snipe 1.
Wintersett Res:  A Male Cetti's Warbler was in the boathouse reeds + 1 south west corner CHRes..  Goldeneye 1 female +  2 male and a female CHRes..
Cold Hiendley Res: Hobby 3.
Anglers CP VisMig:
Going south:  Swallow 221.  Meadow Pipit 188 (including a flock of 90 that came up off local stubbleand headed south).  House Martin 2.  Grey Wagtail 1.  alba wagtail sp. 1  Chaffinch 5.  Linnet 9.  Goldfinch 6.
Wintersett Res. Gull Roost:  A 2nd cy Caspian Gull was in roost tonight.

                     2nd CY Caspian Gull                 WRes  18.09.19   SDenny

Wintersett + VisMig 17.09.19

8 - 17 degrees with 1/8 cloud and a very light north westerly.
Anglers CP VisMig:    Pink-footed Goose 18 north east.  A mostly white Muscovy Duck went north  at 06.40!
Going south: Sand Martin 3.  Swallow 199.  House Martin 10.  Grey Wagtail 2.  Alba Wagtail sp. 16.  Meadow Pipit 274.  Linnet 6. 
Reptile:  The Red-eared Terrapin was basking in the north east corner of WRes..

Carlton Marsh

5 Blackcaps and 2 Reed Warblers were ringed this morning. 22 Greylags flew SE at dawn and 5 Canada Geese north. 2 Willow Tits evaded capture, 2 Chiffchaffs were singing and 2 Skylarks flew SW along with a few Meadow Pipits.

Dearne Valley Park

Butterflies included 43 Commas, 26 Red Admirals and 4 Painted Ladies (Chris Parkin).

South Kirkby Old Colliery

The highlights were 2 Buzzards, Song Thrush and a Wheatear.
Butterflies included 6 Common Blue and a Small Copper. (Les Corrall/Ralph Hibbert)

Wintersett + Vis.Mig. + Ringing 16.09.19

9 - 16 degrees with 8/8 but decreasing cloud and a light north westerly.
Anglers CP VisMig: Pink-footed Goose  40 west at 08.30hrs and 70 east at 09.45hrs.
Going south: Meadow Pipit 169.  Swallow 38. Sand Martin 1.  Linnet 16.  Cormorant 1.  Reed Bunting 1.  alba Wagtail 3.  Snipe 2.  Chiffchaff 1.  House Martin 10. 
Going east: Yellowhammer 2.
Going north: Goosander 1.
Haw Park Wood: Hobby 1.
Wintersett Res: A Water Rail was calling in the boathouse Phragmites.
Anglers CP: Cetti's Warbler 1 male on west bank moved to Pol
56 Birds were ringed:  9 Blackcap. 2 Reed Warbler.  1 Whitethroat.  4 Chiffchaff.  Treecreeper 1. Goldfinch 27.  Tree Sparrow 2.  Reed Bunting 4.

Wintersett + Gull Roost + VisMig 15.09.19

13 - 17 degrees with 6/8 cloud and a cold west south westerly wind.
Wintersett Res Gull Roost at dawn: An adult Mediterranean Gull and 6 Yellow-legged Gulls were highlights.   Lesser Black Backed Gull  330   Herring Gull 20    Great Black Backed Gull 2 adults.
Anglers CP VisMig: 
Going south: 2 Common Buzzard at 06.45hrs.  A Marsh Harrier came in low from the west at 11.30hrs, dropped into the southern corner marsh, then left low east at 11.45hrs.  Linnet 16 + 4 west 
Going south west: Swallow 162.  House Martin 243.  Grey Wagtail 1.  Meadow Pipit 181.  Chaffinch 2.
Going west: Snipe 5 + 1 south.  Common Gull 1. 
Anglers CP:  Scaup 1 female.   An Osprey was over Haw Park at 07.15hrs., Mediterranean Gull 1,   Swift 1 and Hobby 1.

 Marsh Harrier         ACP    PMeredith

Wintersett WeBS for September 2019

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

Mute Swan 54   Canada Goose 332   Greylag 112   Cormorant 25   Coot 590
Moorhen 34   Great Crested Grebe 81   Little Grebe 10   Mallard 106   Teal 5   Shoveler 92   Wigeon 24   Gadwall 141   Tufted Duck 410   Pochard 187   Goldeneye 4   Scaup 1   Grey Heron 4   Lapwing 410

Edderthorpe Sunday WeBS

It's been a while, but since todays counts are probably the highest ever for Edderthorpe Flash, I thought they warranted a wider audience.

Edderthorpe is looking ideal at present with the water levels but for some reason migrant waders do not think so, we've been really struggling to get anything of note this autumn. However, ducks are finding it ideal as the following counts show;-
Canada Goose 787, Greylag Goose 361, Mallard 577, Gadwall 280, Shoveler 55 (very low for this time of year), Teal 124, Wigeon 27, Garganey 1 juvenile, Pintail 3, Cormorant 10, Little Egret 6, Lapwing 840, Golden Plover 3, Dunlin 1,  Curlew Sandpiper 1 juvenile (new in today and first for a couple of years), Common Snipe 3.

There are a total of 3228 WeBS water birds using the Flash at present (not including any gulls), a quite amazing number.

Wilthorpe + Low Moor 15/9/19.

Wilthorpe. Oxbow pond area, Green Sand 3, C Snipe 4, L Egret 3, Cetti’s heard for the first time since last winter. G and GS Peckers, Willow Tit on canal. Low Moor, a short spell here very steady with Yellow Wagtail w. the best bird. 50 Goldfinch, 50 Meadow Pipit.

Wintersett + VisMig + Ringing 14.09.19

16 - 20 degrees with 1/8 cloud and a light south westerly
Anglers CP -Vis.Mig: 06.30 - 12.00hrs   https://www.trektellen.nl/count/view/1100/20190914
Going south: Meadow Pipit 2244.  Swallow 570.  House Martin 70.  Sand Martin 7. Song Thrush 1.  Mistle Thrush 1.  A Tree Pipit at 09.03hrs. Chaffinch 42.  Linnet 15.  Goldfinch 8.  Grey Wagtail 7.  alba Wagtail sp. 7. 
Going west: Snipe 5. Skylark 11.  
A Black-tailed Godwit went north at 09.09hrs..
8 species of raptor were seen:- Osprey, Sparrowhawk,  Common Buzzard,  Kestrel, Merlin, Hobby. Peregrine and 2 Tawny Owls.
Haw Park Wood:  Hobby 2 over.
Wintersett Res: Water Rail 2 west bank.  Cetti's Warbler 5 singing males + 1 calling. 
42 birds were ringed this morning: Highlights were- 10 Blackcap,  4 Reed Warbler,  16 Chiffchaff,  2 Willow Warbler, 1 Goldcrest and 5 Robins!
Lepidoptera: A male Brimstone was over the boathouse reeds WRes..   At ACP - 2 Red Admiral,  1 Painted Lady,   1 Small Tortoiseshell.
Odonata:  Ruddy Darter 1 ACP.  ABrown Hawker west bank WRes.,   Lots of Migrant Hawkers around the area today.

Carlton Marsh

This mornings highlights 6 Grey Partridge, 6 Yellow Bunting, 10 Meadow Pipit, all on harrowed fields . Also c30 Swallow south. 

Fish

8 Carp in the scrape included at least 1 Mirror Carp, all about 4 to 5 lbs in weight, along with a shoal of c30 Perch. This would not have been possible when the water courses were grossly polluted (Per Jim Plant).

2 Swift were feeding over the fields this afternoon (Dave Standish).

Storrs Mill/Hollins Wood

Buzzard and 2 Grey Wagtail, 

Butterflies included 84 Comma (most of these in Hollins Wood), 19 Painted Lady, 33 Red Admiral, 62 Speckled Wood, 2 Brimstone, and 3 Small Copper. Also of note Vapourer Moth and the buying beetle (Nicrophorus investigator) Chris Parkin.

Local patch highlight today

Athersley Memorial Lake (adjoining field) ~ 12 Grey Partridge

Carlton Marsh

A mothing session on the 11th produced 16 macro species, which included 2 Barred Sallow
(the first since 1995) and our 4th record of a Red Green Carpet.

Carlton
The migrant micro moth Udea ferrugalis was caught in Dave Smith's garden trap last night.

Littleworth - Monk Bretton
Buzzard 2.
12 species of butterfly included 2 Meadow Brown, 15 Small Heath, 9 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Small Copper and 8 Comma (Chris Parkin)

Wintersett + VisMig 13.09.19

13 - 17 degrees with  1/8 cloud and a cool north westerly breeze.
Anglers CP VisMig:  Pink-footed Goose 14 east at 07.00hrs.  Peregrine 1 west at 07.25hrs.over. 
Going south: Meadow Pipit 578.   Swallow 110. House Martin 4. A Great Spotted Woodpecker very high at 08.10hrs.  Greenfinch 2. Grey Wagtail 1.  alba Wagtail 4.  Goldfinch 3 + 28 west. 
https://www.trektellen.nl/count/view/1100/20190913
Anglers CP: Scaup 1 female. Teal 7.  Shoveler 56.   Green Woodpecker 1. Swift 1. 
Lepidoptera: Small Tortoiseshell 1. Painted Lady 1.  Large White 1.  Common Blue 1 male.

Low Moor / Midhope 13/9/19.

Very steady hour and half this afternoon. cc Marsh Harrier went west, Siskin 2, Mistle Thrush 7. Not much else of note, just the usual C Buzzard, Sprawk and Kestrel. Similar amount of time here yesterday aft. with just a Hobby of note which showed reasonably well over low moor corner.

Tagged juvenile male Osprey 'Carr' migrated through the Wintersett Area 05.09.19

Roy Dennis Wildlife

@RoyDennisWF

Juvenile male Osprey 'Carr' has reached northern Morocco in 11 days. His flight south included a 400km crossing of the Bay of Biscay. A full account of his journey so far is here: http://www.roydennis.org/category/osprey/carr/   

 

Per Paul Meredith aka @Fitzybirder      
Juvenile male Osprey 'Carr'
Here are a couple of photos of Carr from that sighting Roy - passed over Anglers CP during a VisMig watch at 07.35 hrs on 5th September 2019.   Amazing that his next stop was Guernsey!

 

 

 

Wintersett + Vis Mig 12.09.19

15 - 20 degrees with 2/8 cloud and a light westerly.
Anglers CP VisMig: 
Going south:  An Osprey high south over HPWood at  08.35hrs.  Arctic Tern 1 over.  Meadow Pipit 554. 
Anglers CP: A Tree Pipit flew in at 09.00hrs.. Scaup female present for 8th day.  Common Tern 1 adult and 2 juveniles.  Pochard 107 + 53 WRes..  Swift 1.  Yellow Wagtail 1 over.  A Little Egret flew north east at 10.35hrs.
Wintersett Res: Teal 2.  Goldeneye 3 + 1 CHRes..  Cetti's Warbler 1male NW bank + 1 singing male west bank.  Water Rail 1 west bank.   9 Skylark flew over south west.
Haw Park Wood: An Osprey was circling over 12.55 - 13.05hrs, then again at 13.10hrs, driftedNW towards Pugneys. 
Odonata: Brown Hawker 1.
Lepidoptera: Large White 1 ACP.

Osprey going south over HPWood  08.35hrs        PMeredith

 Female Scaup         ACP      PMeredith

The Edge 11/09/019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 5 Mute Swan, 6 Canada Geese, 64 Shoveler, 56 Teal, 21 Mallard, 12 Wigeon, 11 Gadwall, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 87 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 2 Dunlin, 1 Knot, 1 Ruff, 32 BH Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Mistle Thrush and c15 Linnet.
The Fleet - Viewable were 1 Greylag, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 11 BH Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 5 Meadow Pipit and 4 Swift.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 4+3juv Mute Swan, 2 Canada Geese, 27 Tufted Duck, 18 Gadwall, 12 Mallard, 8 Shoveler, 6 Teal, 1 Pochard, 3 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 151 Coot, 21 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 3 LBB Gull and 20+ Swift.
Bolton Ings - Highlight was a Bittern that flew from right to left across the back edge of the east pool at 12.14pm then  landed in the reeds. It perched out in the open for a few minutes before flying across to the near edge.  On the open water were 2+2juv Mute Swan, 6 Greylag, 1 Canada Goose, 12 Mallard, 9 Gadwall, 8 Tufted Duck, 3 Pochard, 1 Teal, 5 Little Grebe, 4+1juv Great Crested Grebe, 9 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron and 194 Coot. Also present were 2 Lapwing and 1 Grey Wagtail.

Wintersett + Ringing 10.09.19

13 - 17 degrees with 3/8 cloud and a light westerly.
Anglers CP: Scaup 1 female.  Swift 2.   Lersser Whitethroat 1 in east bank field.  Kingfisher 1.  Green Woodpecker 1.
Wintersett:  Grey Partridge 5.    
Wintersett Res: Wigeon 4 + 2 Botany.  Little Grebe 10 + 5 ACP.  Goldeneye 2 eclipse males. Cetti's Warbler 1 male north bank.  Treecreeper 1.   ANuthatch was in the ruin area.   
72 birds were ringed: Highlights were: 22 Blackcaps.  2 Lesser Whitethroat.  1 Whitethroat.  3 Willow Warblers.  12 Chiffchaff.  19 Goldfinch and  2 Reed Buntings.  2 Reed Warblers were retrapped.  
Odonata: Brown Hawker 1.
Lepidoptera: Red Admiral 1.

The Edge 10/09/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 4 Mute Swan, 88 Teal,  68 Shoveler, 32 Gadwall, 29 Mallard, 14 Wigeon, 3 Little Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Coot, 1 Kestrel, 67 Lapwing, 1 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 11 BH Gull, 1 Whinchat, 1 Sedge Warbler and 30+ Goldfinch.
The Fleet - Viewable were 15 Canada Geese, 5 Mallard, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 LBB Gull, 4 Swift, 1 Wheatear, 5+ Linnet and 3+ Reed Bunting.
Broomhill Flash - Highlight was a Hobby sat on a post along the edge of Clegg's Meadow for 10 minutes before flying off after being mobbed by Magpies. Noted were 4+3juv Mute Swans, 4 Canada Geese, 61 Teal, 33 Tufted Duck, 32 Mallard, 16 Gadwall, 4 Pochard, 3 Shoveler, 37 Little Grebe, 7 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 153 Coot, 4 Moorhen, 1 Peregrine, 1 Kestrel, 1 Barn Owl, 21 Lapwing, 4 Greenshank, 3 Snipe, 1 LBB Gull and 4 Swift. Skeins of 23 and 8 Pink Footed Geese were seen early morning.
Bolton Ings - Thought the bird of the day was going to be a Great White Egret that flew in from the west end at 11.58am, landed on the west island in front of the hide, and showed well for the next 45 minutes until we left. However, at 12.35pm, a Hobby flew in from the west end and gave a magnificent display of agility and speed for the next ten minutes as it hunted for dragonflies. On the open water were 3+4juv Mute Swan, 6 Greylag, 1 Canada Goose. 8 Mallard, 7 Gadwall, 5 Tufted Duck, 2 Teal, 5 Little Grebe, 2+2juv Great Crested Grebe, 8 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron and 196 Coot. Also present were 2 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk and 10 Lapwing.

Carlton Marsh

A male Tawny Owl sang just before first light. Ringing today produced 6 Blackcaps, 2 Reed Warblers, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrests and a Treecreeper.

Sedge Warbler

 Reed Warbler

Goldcrest (male)

 Treecreeper

Also of interest this morning c70 Canada Geese NW, 2 Shoveler, Grey Wagtail, Willow Tit (unringed), 3 single Meadow Pipits south, Peregrine 1 SW, Buzzard juv calling and Great Spot Woodpecker. (CG)

This afternoon a Cream Crown Marsh Harrier came in from the east at 14.40hrs (Geoff Miller) and was last seen heading SW towards Ardagh Glass works at 15.50hrs (Dave Smith).

60 Swallows, 30 House Martins and 2 Swifts were feeding over the reserve.

Butterflies included 7 Red Admirals, 1 Painted Lady, 2 Small Tortoiseshells, 2 Peacocks and a G.V. White. all feeding on Buddlejas.

2 males and 1 female Southern Hawker, 2 Migrant Hawkers and a Brown Hawker were also on the wing. (Dave Smith)

Wintersett + VisMig. 09.09.19

12 - 14 degrees with 8/8cloud,  rain from mid morning and a light south easterly wind.
Anglers CP VisMig: Little Egret 1 east.  12 Wigeon dropped in at 08.25hrs, left west at 11.00hrs.
Going south west: Snipe 3.   Meadow Pipit 9.  Grey Wagtail 1.   Alba Wagtail sp. 3. 
Going south: Swallow 180.  Sand Martin 5.  House Martin 250.  
Anglers CP: Scaup 1 female.  Ruff 1 . Green Sandpiper 1.  Dunlin 1. Teal 8.  Shoveler 25.  Common Gull 2.  Swift 3.  Sand Martin 6. Swallow 100.  House Martin 300.

             Juvenile Ruff                        ACP   SDenny

The Edge 09/09/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 4 Mute Swan, 54 Shoveler, 31 Teal, 15 Mallard, 12 Gadwall, 3 Wigeon, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Coot, 2 Moorhen, 1 Kestrel, 51 Lapwing, 1 Knot, 1 Ruff, 1 Common Sandpiper, 11 BH Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 200+ Swallow, 2 Yellow Wagtail and 250+ Goldfinch.
The Fleet- Viewable were 2 Mute Swan, 7 Canada Geese, 9 Mallard, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Moorhen, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 6 Lapwing, 13 BH Gull, 3 LBB Gull and c70 Meadow Pipit.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 6+3juv Mute Swan, 11 Greylag, 7 Canada Geese, 39 Mallard, 26 Gadwall, 25 Tufted Duck, 7 Teal, 2 Shoveler, 2 Pochard, 20+ Little Grebe, 6 Cormorant, 3 Little Egret, 163 Coot, 5 Moorhen, 12 Lapwing, 3 Snipe, 3 Swift and 300+ Hirundines( 40% House Martin, 40% Sand Martin, 20% Swallow ).
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 3+2juv Mute Swan, 1 Canada Goose, 30 Gadwall, 7 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck, 4 Pochard, 2 Wigeon, 2 Shoveler, 9 Cormorant, 204 Coot , 2 Moorhen,
and 1 Herring Gull. Also present were 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Lapwing and 25+ House Martin.

Wintersett + Ringing + Insects 08.09.19

13 - 17 degrees with 4/8 cloud and a light westerly.
Wintersett Res: Water Rail 1 west bank.  Cetti's Warbler 2 males - west bank and north bank.  Goldeneye 3 + 1 CHRes.. 
Anglers CP:  Scaup 1 female.  Pintail 3.  Goosander 12.  Common Sandpiper 1.
Haw Park:  Hobby 4.
39 Birds were ringed: Highlights were:-  Whitethroat 1 retrapped + 1 ringed.  Willow Warbler 2.  Sedge Warbler 1.  Blackcap 4.  Reed Warbler 2.  Chiffchaff 8.  Coal Tit 2.
Lepidoptera: Small White 1 west bank WRes..  A Comma and a Red Admiral  NE WRes..
Odonata: Brown Hawker 1 west bank WRes..

Ewden valley 8/9/19.

More expected for the time of year in excellent light. Visible movement south were Meadow Pipits c. 428 and Swallow c.50. Also, - Hobby soaring over the valley and it or another later hawking insects. Peregrine 1, Sparrowhawk 3, C Buzzard 6+, Kestrel 3. Raven 5, Stonechat 7+ include 2 ad. males, Spotted Flycatcher 2 together.

Wintersett + VisMig + Ringing 07.09.19

11 - 16 degrees with 7/8 cloud and a light north westerly.
Anglers CP VisMig: https://www.trektellen.nl/count/view/1100/20190907
Going west: Snipe 1.    
Going north: An adult and a juvenile Common Tern at 10.20hrs.   3 Yellow Wagtail.
Going north east:  1 Merlin.
Going south: 31 Swallow. 
Going south west: 11 Meadow Pipit.   4 Alba Wagtail.
Anglers CP: Swift 2.   Hobby 2.
Wintersett Res: A Cetti's Warbler on north bank.  Common Tern 5.
13 birds were ringed: Highlights - 5 Blackcaps, 2 Chiffchaffs and 1 Reed Warbler.

Carlton Marsh

On the wader scrape 3 Shoveler, 5 Teal, Little Egret and 2 Dabchick. 2 Swift, 10 House Martin and c25 Swallow were over the main scrape. Elsewhere Kingfisher, 7 Tufted Duck, 5 Jay, GS Woodpecker, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 2 Willow Tit and 1 Meadow Pipit east.( Dave Smith/Jim Plant)

Butterflies included 6 Red Admiral, 5 Speckled Wood and 1 GV White. (CG)

The Edge 06/09/2019

Wombwell Ings -Present were 6 Mute Swan, 66 Shoveler, 44 Teal, 26 Gadwall, 9 Mallard, 4 Wigeon, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Coot, 51 Lapwing, 1 Knot, 18 BH Gull, 3 LBB Gull and 15 Mistle Thrush ( Broomhill Park ).
The Fleet - Viewable were 1 Mute Swan, 23 Canada Geese, 2 Greylag, 3 Mallard, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 23 BH Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 31 Stock Dove and 2 Yellow Wagtail.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 4+3juv Mute Swan, 34 Canada Geese, 8 Greylag, 27 Gadwall, 27 Tufted Duck, 21 Mallard, 4 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 22 Little Grebe, 5 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 167 Coot, 4 Moorhen, 29 Lapwing, 1 Snipe and 20+ Swift.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 4+4juv Mute Swan, 24 Canada Geese, 1 Greylag, 12 Gadwall, 7 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck, 3 Pochard, 3+1juv Great Crested Grebe, 3 Little Grebe, 6 Cormorant, 204 Coot, 2 Moorhen and 1 LBB Gull. Also present were 2 Buzzard, 10 Lapwing over west and 2 Grey Wagtail.

Wilthorpe Marsh 6/9/19

Oxbow pond, - 3 Green Sand, 2 C Snipe, 1 L Egret. Winter the best time of year for down here so hopefully better things to come.

Wintersett + Vis Mig 06.09.19

13 - 17 degrees with sun and scattered cloud and a north westerly wind.  Rain showers from 11.00 - 13.00hrs. 
Anglers CP + VisMig.: Goosander 2 west.  A Greenshank flew into the shallows at 09.40hrs.  13 Snipe went west at 10.18hrs. A Hobby took a Swift over north end at 10.40hrs.  Swift 11. Sand Martin 1.   House Martin 200.  Teal 1. Shoveler 14.   21 Chiffchaff in the hedges and a Yellow Wagtail over the east bank field.

Wintersett + VisMig + Insects 05.09.19

13 - 16 degrees,  cool with 1/8 but increasing cloud  and a moderate westerly wind.
Anglers CP VisMig:  https://www.trektellen.nl/count/view/1100/20190905
Going south: An Osprey at 07.35hrs.  2 Red Kite at 08.45hrs.  Meadow Pipit 145.  Sand Martin 3. Grey Wagtail 3.  A Mistle Thrush went south west.
The earliest ever autumn Pink-footed Geese 31 east at 07.42hrs and 38 south east at 08.03 hrs.
Going east: Yellow Wagtail 1.
Anglers CP: Lapwing 450.  A Willow Warbler was in the east bank meadow.  Swift 10
Cold Hiendley Res: Wigeon 6.
Hymenoptera: 2 Hornets were on the west bank CHRes. One caught a Common Blue Damselfly and ate it.
Lepidoptera: A Comma, a Red Admiral and a Peacock were in Haw Park Wood.  A Small Tortoiseshell was at CHRes..

Osprey                   ACP   PMeredith

Earliest ever Pink-footed Geese         ACP    PMeredith

 

The Edge 05/09/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 8 Mute Swan, 75 Teal, 37 Shoveler, 25 Gadwall, 11 Mallard, 4 Wigeon, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Coot, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 85 Lapwing, 1 Knot, 1 Ringed Plover, 21 BH Gull and 4 Linnet.
The Fleet - Viewable were 2 Mute Swan, 291 Canada Geese, 6 Mallard, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 1 Kestrel,  1 Ringed Plover, 3 LBB Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 20+ House Martin, 1 Pied Wagtail and 2 Linnet.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 4+3juv Mute Swan, 98 Canada Geese, 11 Greylag, 20+ Tufted Duck, 19 Gadwall, 17 Mallard, 2 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 1 Pochard, 25 Little Grebe, 3 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 176 Coot, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 21 Lapwing and 1 Pied Wagtail.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 4+2juv Mute Swan, 1 Canada Goose, 4 Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck, 2 Gadwall, 6 Little Grebe, 4+1juv Great Crested Grebe, 6 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron and 203 Coot. Also present were 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 1 Snipe and 1 Grey Wagtail.
TPT -Almost back to car at Old Moor Rspb when, at 13.14pm, an Osprey flew overhead from the Field Pool and headed towards Manvers Lake.

Carlton Marsh 3/9/19

13 Blackcaps were caught,  one of which was ringed at Anglers Counrty Park on 3/7/19 (Pete Smith), and an adult moulting Willow Warbler and juv. Garden Warbler. 9 Teal, 7 Shoveler and Little Egret were present.

 Garden Warbler

Poplar Hawk Moth larvae

Todays sightings included 4 Shoveler, 25 Swallow south, 10 House Martins and a Redshank south (Jim Plant)

The Edge 04/09/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 6 Mute Swan, 77 Shoveler, 54 Teal, 29 Gadwall, 21 Mallard, 4 Wigeon, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 1 Kestrel, 69 Lapwing, 3 Ringed Plover, 1 Knot, 28 BH Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Mistle Thrush and 3 Wheatear.
The Fleet - Viewable were 2 Mute Swan, 87 Canada Geese, 7 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 3 LBB Gull and 1 Skylark.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 4+3juv Mute Swan, 38 Canada Geese, 19 Greylag, 27 Tufted Duck, 21 Mallard, 20 Gadwall, 3 Shoveler, 3 Pochard, 1 Teal, 28 Little Grebe, 4 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 176 Coot, 4 Moorhen, 25 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 20+ Swift and 1 Pied Wagtail.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 4+3juv Mute Swan, 2 Greylag, 8 Gadwall, 3 Tufted Duck, 2 Mallard, 5 Little Grebe, 3+1juv Great Crested Grebe, 11 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron and 203 Coot. Also present were 3 Buzzard and 1 Kestrel. A Bittern flew in from the west end and landed in the reeds on the far bank at 11.59am.

Wintersett + Insects 04.09.19

12 - 15 degrees with 4/8, but increasing cloud and a moderate westerly.
Anglers CP: Swift 13 around + 24 south.  Teal 1.  Shoveler 11.  Sand Martin 2.  Dunlin 1.
Haw Park Lane: Mistle Thrush 10.  
MHL Big Pond: 4 big juvenile Pochard.
Lepidoptera in the area: Painted Lady.  Small Tortoiseshell.  Small Copper.  Green-veined White.  Brown Argus.  Brimstone 1 male. Common Blue 1male.
Odonata in the area: Ruddy Darter 1m.  Common Darter.  Blue-tailed Damselfly 1m.  Common Blue Damselfly.
Coleopotera: Rutpela maculata MLPond.

Rutpela maculata on thistle        MLPond    ASmith

Wintersett 03.09.19

17 - 19 degrees with 4/8 but increasing cloud and a south westerly wind.
Anglers CP: Swift 10.  Dunln 1.  A Green Sandpiper went south.  2 redhead Goosander west.  Whitethroat 1.  Yellow Wagtail 1. 
Wintersett Res: Goldeneye 1 female. Yellow-legged Gull 1 adult (Psycho).
Haw Park Wood: 2 Hobby over.
Lepidoptera: Red Admiral and Green-veined White ACP.  A Peacock and a Small White at Botany Bay.  A Painted Lady, a Large White and a Comma WRes.. 
Odonata: A male Emperor at Botany Bay.
Reptile: A Yellow-bellied Slider was in the north east corner WRes..

The Edge 03/09/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 10 Mute Swan, 69 Shoveler, 66 Teal, 33 Gadwall, 13 Mallard, 4 Wigeon, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 1 Kestrel, 2 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 40+ Lapwing, 3 Ringed Plover, 3 Snipe, 1 Knot, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 26 BH Gull, 3 Whinchat, 1 Grey Wagtail and 6 Linnet.
The Fleet - Viewable were 1 Mute Swan, 20 Canada Geese, 1 Greylag, 11 Mallard, 3 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron and 1 Wheatear.
Broomhill Flash- Noted were 4+3y Mute Swan, 22 Canada Geese, 4 Greylag, 26 Gadwall, 25 Mallard, 23 Tufted Duck, 3 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 1 Pochard, 22 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Red Legged Partridge, 3 Little Egret, 2 Cormorant, 166 Coot, 5 Moorhen, 2 Kestrel and 18 Lapwing.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 2+4y Mute Swan, 3 Canada Geese, 1 Greylag, 12 Tufted Duck, 9 Mallard, 4 Gadwall, 2 Pochard, 1 Teal, 4+2juv Great Crested Grebe, 4 Little Grebe, 7 Cormorant,1 Grey Heron, 221 Coot, 2 Moorhen and 1 LBB Gull. Also present were 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel and 1 Kingfisher.

Carlton Marsh

Today's best birds were Little Egret, Cormorant, 7 Shoveler, 9 Teal, 5 Dabchick, 30 Canada Geese south, Willow Warbler and Willow Tit. (K. Bannister, D. Smith, D. Standish)

Wintersett + Vis.Mig.+ Ringing 02.09.19

15 - 18 degrees with 1/8 cloud and a south westerly breeze.
Anglers CP VisMig:
Going south: Meadow Pipit 149.   Alba Wagtail 3.  Swallow 5.
Going south west: Dunlin 3 at 07.25hrs.  A Ringed plover at 07.42hrs. 
Anglers CP: Dunlin 1.  Swift 10. Common Sandpiper 1.  Hobby 2 adults chasing hirundines. Wigeon 4.  House Martin circa 200. Linnet circa 50.  Yellow Wagtail 5  2adults +3 juveniles. 
Wintersett Res: 2 Common Terns - an adult and a juvenile. Goldeneye 2.
Cold Hiendley Res: Kingfisher 1.
11 Birds were ringed WRes.:  Willow Warbler 1 adult.   Blackcap 8.  Reed Warbler 1.
Lepidoptera: Green-veined White 1 HPLane.  Painted Lady 1  ruin WRes..  A Red Admiral  and a Small White west bank WRes..
Odonata: Common Blue Damselfly  1 ACP + 1  ruin WRes.. 

The Edge 02/09/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 8 Mute Swan, 47 Teal, 28 Mallard, 21 Gadwall, 15 Shoveler, 3 Wigeon, 2 Little Grebe (Corner pond ), 2 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 114 Lapwing, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Knot, 27 BH Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Whinchat and 1 Linnet.
The Fleet - Viewable were 99 Canada Geese, 49 Greylag, 8 Mallard, 3 Cormorant, 2 Golden Plover, 1 Lapwing, 4 LBB Gull and 1 Wheatear. Early morning Gary Haywood also saw 1 Little Grebe and 3 Ringed Plover.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 4+3juv Mute Swan, 17 Canada Geese, 33 Gadwall, 22 Tufted Duck, 19 Mallard, 4 Teal, 3 Shoveler, 23 Little Grebe, 4 Cormorant, 3 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 178 Coot, 5 Moorhen, 15 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 40+ Swift and 2 Meadow Pipit. 
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 4+3juv Mute Swan, 12 Canada Geese, 11 Greylag, 10 Mallard, 8 Gadwall, 5 Tufted Duck, 2 female Pochard, 4+1 juv Great Crested Grebe, 4 Little Grebe, 10 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron and 191 Coot. Also present were 1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Blackcap and 2 Coal Tit.

Carlton Marsh

The highlights today 3 Willow Tits, 2 Coal Tits, Little Egret, 2 Shoveler, 3 Kingfisher and 1 Golden Plover calling as went south (Jim Plant).

A Swift was seen over Firth Avenue, Cudworth (Dave Standish).

Wintersett + VisMig + Ringing 01.09.19

12 - 17 degrees with sunshine and a cool north westerly breeze.
 Anglers CP VisMig: Meadow Pipit 48 south.
Anglers CP: Swift 10 + 1 WRes..  Grey Wagtail 3 south.  Yellow Wagtail 2 south east.  Redshank 2, then left south.  Hobby 2. Common Sandpiper 2.   Dunlin 1.  Pochard 1 female in wing moult.
Goldfinch 310 (200 in village + 30 Santingley + 80 WRes.)
Linnet: 290 (30 in village + 250 Santingley +10 north bank WRes..)
Wintersett Res: Water Rail 1 west bank marsh.  Common Tern 2.  Great Crested Grebe 43 + 11 + 1  vsyoung CHRes.. Goldeneye 3 + 1 CHRes.  Pochard 10 + 84 ACP.  
Cold Hiendley Res: Shoveler 21 + 7 ACP. Tufted Duck 237 + 93 ACP.  Wigeon 5 + 1 ACP. Little Grebe 2 + 4 ACP + 5 WRes..
72 birds were ringed: Highlights were -  8 Blackcap,  28 Goldfinch,  2 Whitethroat,  5 Reed Warbler and 5 Chiffchaff.
Lepidoptera: Small Tortoiseshell 1 ACP.  Painted Lady 2 Santingley. 

Wilthorpe Marsh 1/9/19.

Oxbow pond. - 2 Green Sand, 3 C Snipe, 1 ad. W Rail, 1 GS Pecker.