More Wintersett highlights:- We had some epic
Visible Migration records:
28.09.19 12,225 Meadow Pipits
14.09.19 A Pomarine Skua was the 3rd record 08.10.19 (1st was 1989, 2nd was 1993)
and 8 species
of raptor https://barnsleybirds.blogspot.com/2019/09/wintersett-vismig-ringing-140919_14.html
17.10.19 A Landmark Meadow Pipit Day when the 30,000th bird of the autumn flew through at 09.02hours
05.09.19 Carr the juvenile Osprey, sat.tagged in Scotland by Roy Dennis, migrated through
at 07.35hrs.
Sadly, he was found dead on the south-east shore of Lalla Takerkoust 34
km south-west of Marrakesh in Morrocco
on 23rd September 2019.
The latest Swallow passed through on 27th November
2019
Other Critters
Grass
Snakes are widespread around the area.
2
Hornets were seen at Cold Hiendley Reservoir
Odonata
20.05.19 A male Hairy
Dragonfly was in the north east corner of Wintersett Res. The first
record for the area.
31.07.19 Small
Red-eyed Damselfly finally
established itself as a breeding species in the area.
Lepidoptera:
01.06.19 The moth Maiden’s Blush was the first
record.
Coleoptera
03.06.19 A
Thick-legged Flower Beetle was the 1st record for the area.
And
finally:
The Wintersett Team
wish everyone
A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR and
excellent birding in 2020
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