Tuesday 31 December 2019

More 2019 Wintersett highlights:- We had some epic Visible Migration records:

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)

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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