9 - 13 degrees with 8/8 cloud and a south westerly breeze.
Anglers CP Vis.Mig:
Going south: Fieldfare 25.
Going east: Pink-footed Goose 140.
Anglers CP: Little Grebe 6. Yellow-legged Gull 1 adult. Herring Gull 153. Teal 32 + 3 Botany Bay.
Wintersett Res: Goldeneye 17 + 5 ACP.
This morning before the rain c200 Pink Feet flew north at 10.20hrs. On the wader scrape c100 BH Gulls, 1 LBB Gull, 2 Herring Gulls, 6 Common Gulls and 3 Cormorants. Also present c20 Redwings, 6 Fieldfares and a singing Cetti's Warbler. (JP)
The scrape was disturbed this morning as the BMBC Rangers took the boat out to clear vegetation on the islands.
4 Herring Gulls and 125 BH Gulls were on the wader scrape with 6 Shovelers. Elsewhere 2 Cormorants, 4 more Shovelers, Kingfisher, 40 Redwings, Cetti's Warbler, Coal Tit, 20 House Sparrows and 30 Canada Geese flew SE.
A hybrid Mallard x Gadwall drake was almost certainly the one seen at Wintersett Reservoir on 25/10/20.
The mild weather of late produced a very late flowering Cowslip. (JP/CG/Dave Smith/K Bannister)
Cowslip CG
Anglers CP Vis.Mig.: per Graham Speight
Totals: 2763 individuals, 20 (+1) species, 7:15 hours.
One of the better days of a generally poor autumn. Thrushes mainly started after about 09.00 and continued into early afternoon. A House Martin south was a surprise, as was a male Stonechat.
Going south: Fieldfare 1370 in larger flocks - 240, 190 and 110 were the largest. Merlin 1. A House Martin was a surprise! Brambling 5. Dunlin 1. Herring Gull 50. Yellow-legged Gull 1. Lesser Black-backed Gull 240. Skylark 5. House Martin 1. Song Thrush 1. Mistle Thrush 5. alba Wagtail Sp 7. Meadow Pipit 2. Chaffinch 18. Brambling 5. Linnet 3. Goldfinch 9. Siskin 9. Reed Bunting 11.
Going west: Redwing 1023 in small flocks.
Going east: A male Stonechat made its way eastwards along the lake edge reedbeds.
Anglers CP: Lesser Redpoll 210. Black-necked Grebe 1.
https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/2936/20201030
Herring Gull 1, Common Gull 7, BH Gull 50+, Cormorant 2, Redwing 20 and Fieldfare 4.
(JP/K. Bannister)
12 - 14 degrees with 8/8 cloud. Dull, with rain from mid morning to mid afternoon.
Anglers CP Vis Mig per @Fitzybirder
Going south: A Red Kite at 09.25hrs. Starling 25. Fieldfare 215. Redwing 160. alba Wagtail sp. 1.
Meadow Pipit 7. Linnet 11. Goldfinch 15.
Going west: Golden Plover 4. Chaffinch 10. Lesser Redpoll 6.
4 Stock Dove flew south west and a Reed Bunting flew north.
Anglers CP: Lesser Redpoll 21. A Cetti's Warbler was singing in the south west corner.
8 - 12 degrees, cool and cloudy start, brightening slowly, with a light south westerly.
Anglers CP Vis.Mig: per @grayspeight 06.50hrs - 10.00hrs.
Wood Pigeon 1900, Fieldfare 50, Redwing 224, Meadow Pipit 6, , Goldfinch 79, Chaffinch 11, Skylark 11, Linnet 9, Siskin 3. Reed Bunting 7, alba Wagtail 3.
Going east: Pink-footed Goose 1400 (in skeins of 350, 50, 170, 80, 50, 60, 150, 190, 250, 50)
Anglers CP: Black-necked Grebe 1. A Peregrine was on the cathedral.
Wintersett Res: Chiffchaff 1.
Walton Hall Back Field: Stonechat 1 on hedge.
Lepidoptera: A Comma was at the boathouse bench.
Dull and damp, 8 - 11 degrees with 8/8 cloud and a light south westerly breeze.
Per Graham Speight
Shoveler 86 Gadwall 255 Wigeon 365 Goldeneye 25
Black-necked Grebe 1 Little Grebe 27 Snipe 20.
Wintersett Ringing Recovery per Becky Bailey
Reed Warbler ATJ3579 was ringed at Wintersett
by Archie as 1st year bird on 26/07/20,
and was retrapped by ringers
in Cabanot, Gironde, France on 25/08/20.
A move of 995km S in 30 days!
South Yorkshire Police have confirmed that the juvenile male Peregrine found in a garden on Fish Dam Lane, Monk Bretton in July was deliberately poisoned with the highly toxic Bendiocarb. The bird was one of 4 raised at the nearby Ardagh Glassworks in 2020. Thanks to Karen and Ian Pickard, Peter Rawson and Ian Fletcher for all their efforts to save this bird.
The bird died soon after this photograph was taken.
Wintersett Ringing Controls per Becky Bailey
On 18/10/20, we controlled 2 adult male Lesser Redpolls
at Wintersett, Anglers CP.
AVA7013 was ringed 13/11/17 at Bodenham Lakes, Herefordshire
whilst S456891 was ringed 13/10/16 at Cannock Chase, Staffs.
That's moves of 184km and 102km respectively (both NNE).
7 - 10 degrees with 8/8 cloud and some heavy rain this morning. 6/8 cloud this afternoon with a strong westerly wind.
Anglers CP this afternoon.:
Black-necked Grebe 1. Cliff Gorman saw 6 Whooper Swans and 10 redhead Goosanders, of which 7 left over Anglers pub in village at 14.40hrs.
Today's best Little Egret, Buzzard, Cetti's warbler, 7 Common Gulls and 5 Grey Partridge. (JP/D. Standish)
3 Speckled Wood, 2 Comma and 2 Small Copper. (Chris Parkin)
7 - 12 degrees with sun, thin, high cloud, increasing early afternoon, and a light westerly breeze.
Anglers CP: Caspian Gull 1 1stW. Little Grebe 1.
Anglers CP Vis.Mig:
Going south SE: Linnet 6. Siskin 3 SE.
Going north east: Greylag Goose 6.
Going east: Pink-footed Goose 65 at 09.23hrs. + 50.
Wintersett Res + Pits Wood: Garganey 1 juvenile male in north east corner. A Water Rail and a male Mallard X Gadwall hybrid, paired with a female Gadwall, were in the south west corner. Chiffchaff 1 north east bank + 1 Pits Wood. Nuthatch 2 Pits Wood.
Botany Bay: Kingfisher 1.
Odonata: Common Darter 1 canal flash. Migrant Hawker 2 boathouse reeds.
Lepidoptera: A Small White was in the Ruin area, Cold Hiendley Res..
6 - 11 degrees with 8/8 cloud and a gentle breeze from the south, south west.
Anglers CP + VisMig:
Teal 28 + 2 WRes. Mute Swan 35 + 4 WRes + 15 CHRes. Black-necked Grebe 1. Cormorant 8.
Going south west: Fieldfare 81. Redwing 110. Goosander 2 + 1 redhead ACP.
Wintersett Res: The juvenile, male Garganey and a Chiffchaff were in the north east corner.
Little Grebe 14 + 6 ACP.
HarePark/Walton Hall Field: A male Stonechat was on and around the rotting bales in the top right hand corner field, beyond the gate that leads to Walton Hall.
Walton Hall Lake: Psycho the adult Yellow-legged Gull was on an island.
8 -14 degrees with 8/8 cloud and a light southerly.
Anglers CP VisMig: Per Gray Speight and Steve Denny.
Highlights were 3620 Wood Pigeon. 168 Fieldfare. 729 Redwing
Full Counts https://www.trektellen.nl/count/view/1100/20201023
Anglers CP: Black-necked Grebe 2. Chiffchaff 2 were on the Pol. Goosander 1, Lesser Redpoll 70, Goldfinch 30. 112 birds were ringed: Chiffchaff
1. Goldcrest 1. Long-tailed Tit 1. Robing 1. Coal Tit 1. Bullfinch
1. Blackcap 1. Goldfinch 3. Lesser Redpoll 83. Redwing 19. | |||||||||||||||||
Today's highlights Cetti's Warbler, 2 Siskin, 11 Redwing, 3 Goldcrest, Sparrowhawk with prey, Kestrel, Water Rail, 26 Shoveler, 61 Gadwall, 3 Jay.
7 - 11 degrees, sunny with 4/8 cloud and a moderate south westerly wind.
Anglers CP: Greylag Goose 89 (including the leucistic bird). Black-necked Grebe 3. Goosander 1 redhead. 47 Whooper Swans were in this afternoon and left before dusk.+ 5 more on Wintersett Res were a family party of 2 adults & 3 juveniles that left southeast at 16:05.
Wintersett Res: Shoveler 61 + 1 CHRes.. A Water Rail was in the west bank marsh. The juvenile Garganey and a Chiffchaff were in the north east corner.Lepidoptera: Comma 1 on ivy at Pits Wood.
Johnny Brown's Common. South Kirkby: The Brown Shrike still present today.
Whooper Swan family (2 adults + 3 juveniles0) Wintersett Res. Steve Denny
A mild 10 - 14 degrees with 7/8 cloud and a light south westerly.
Anglers CP + VisMig: Pink-footed Goose 105 east, Pintail 1 over, left south. Fieldfare 5 south west. Whooper Swan 1 adult. Goldeneye 17, Black-necked Grebe 3, Caspian Gull 1 adult, Yellow-legged Gull 1 adult. Snipe 32. Teal 18. Chiffchaff 1 on Pol.
Wintersett Res: Garganey 1 juvenile male, Goldeneye 12 + 2 ACP + 1 CHRes.. A male Blackcap was in the ruin area.
Johnny Brown's Common. South Kirkby: The Brown Shrike still present today.
Yesterday (Monday 20th) Birds included at least 1 Cetti's Warbler possibly 2 males singing. (Dave Standish) 3 Lesser Redpolls, 1 siskin and 2 Goldcrests. (JP)
A Vapourer moth was flying in the afternoon sunshine. (CG)
As it was so mild, Chris Parkin and I set up the MV light to catch some moths. 11 species were identified, Large Wainscot, The Brick, 2 Barred Sallow, 3 Red Line Carpet, 2 Straw Dot, Black Rustic, The Chestnut, Common Marbled Carpet, 4 Red Green Carpet, 2 Setaceous Hebrew Character and 3 Autumnal Moth sp.
The micro moth Acleris ermagana was one of three species identified, but two Ichneumon wasps were more difficult. One is probably Amblyteles armatorius and the other Ophion obscuratus.
14 - 17 degrees, mild, but wet underfoot, with 3/8 cloud and a light southerly breeze.
Anglers CP: Black-necked Grebe 1. A Green Sandpiper was on the shallows. Snipe 2.
Wintersett Res: Teal 15 + 3 ACP. Chiffchaff 1 north east bank + 1 male Pol ACP. A Water Rail was heard on the north bank. The juvenile, male Garganey was in the weed in the north east corner.
PitsWood: Blackcap 1 female.
Lepidoptera: A Comma was on ivy at Pits Wood.
Johnny Brown's Common. South Kirkby: The Brown Shrike still present today.
It will probably come as no surprise to anyone but this winters BBSG meetings normally held at Old Moor RSPB on the first Thursday of each month, November to March are all CANCELLED.
The covid 19 epidemic and government guidance means that groups currently cannot meet up and this is likely to get worse in the coming months.
Stay safe and hopefully we will be able to regroup November 2021 !!!
13 - 17 degrees, sunny with 3/8 cloud and a light westerly breeze.
Anglers CP: Brambling 2 west. Black-necked Grebe 3. Little Grebe 7.
Wintersett Res: The juvenile male Garganey in the north east corner.
Anglers CP Gull Roost: An adult Mediterranean Gull, a 1st Winter Caspian Gull and 5 Yellow-legged Gulls were in this evening. Goosander 1 redhead.
Johnny Brown's Common South Kirkby - The Brown Shrike still present.
Wintersett WeBS count for October 2020
Mute Swan 56 Whooper Swan 1 Greylag Goose 60 Canada Goose 34 Cormorant 7 Great Crested Grebe 22 Black-necked Grebe 2 Little Grebe 6 Water Rail 1 Coot 884 Moorhen 24 Mallard 62 Teal 18 Garganey 1 juvenile male Shoveler 69 Wigeon 372 Gadwall 227 Tufted Duck 333 Pochard 94 Goldeneye 10. Grey Heron 10 Lapwing 250 Snipe 6 Kingfisher 2.
It looks as though Cetti's is here to stay, it was singing from the scrape this morning. In addition to the usual stuff, 2 Herring and 10 Common Gulls on the wader scrape. (JP)
The late Ralph Hibbert's funeral service with be at Ardsley Crematorium on Tuesday 3rd November at 10.50am.
8 - 10 degrees with 8/8 cloud with a light southerly breeze.
120 birds were ringed today. per @BeckyBailey101
Highlights of 3 Goldcrest, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 male Blackcap, 2 Coal Tit, 88 Lesser Redpoll, 14 Redwing & 1 Blackbird.
Anglers CP: Chiffchaff 3. A Whooper Swan flew in. Siskin 8. Black-necked Grebe 2. A Grey Plover flew over NW at 15.25hrs.
Wintersett Res:
Swallow 1. The juvenile male Garganey was in the north east corner.
Just for the record - Johnny Brown's Common, South Kirkby
Paddy Martin @bigpaddymartin and Paul Jackson @pauloleveller found a BROWN SHRIKE this morning. They had brief views then went it out of sight. They tried finding it for a few hours without joy. It was refound by Rob Hunton @rdh_rob
Quiet today birdwise 21 Shoveler, 2 Tufted, 2 Cormorant, 4 adult Common Gulls, Water Rail, 2 Goldcrests, 4 Jays, Kingfisher and Grey Wagtail. (JP/Dave Smith/CG)
A Fox was hunting the wader scrape. Fungi included:
10 degrees with 8/8 cloud and a north easterly breeze.
Wintersett Res: The immature male Garganey still present - per Peter Garrity.
Anglers CP: A Stonechat and a Red Kite were in the back fields - per Chris Swaine. Dunlin 1. Black-necked Grebe 1. 36 Whooper Swans flew east at 09.00hrs.
Immature male Garganey Wintersett Res.. P Garrity
This morning 2 Willow Tits, a singing Cetti's Warbler, 3 Water Rails and 3 Common Gulls (1 noticeably smaller with shorter bill and more streaking on head and breast). (JP/D. Standish)
This afternoon Goldcrest, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 3 Jays, 50 Fieldfares north and 5 Redwings west.
A Migrant Hawker was flying.
Fungi on show included Candlesnuff, loads of Sulphur Tuft and up to 6 Earth Stars.(Dave Smith)
A cool 8 - 12 degrees with 6/8 cloud and a light north easterly.
Wintersett Res: The juvenile Garganey still in the north east corner and a Ring-necked Parakeet flew over west (Keith Horne)
Anglers CP: A Black-tailed Godwit and a Dunlin were feeding in the SW corner. Black-necked Grebe 3. (Steve Denny)
Haw Park Wood: Pink-footed Goose 150 north east in 4 skeins over 5 Ways, HPWood. at 11.30hrs. (AS, SG).
This morning saw the return of Cetti's Warbler after an absence of 2 years. A male sang briefly before first light and subsequently more strongly from 3 different locations in the marsh up until 09.00hrs. Male and female Tawny Owl also called before dawn. Water Rails called from 3 sites and 6 Redpoll and a Siskin were roaming around. Redwings moving west included 2+20+20+5. (CG)
Meanwhile (JP) was on the top field on the east side of the reserve and saw c100 Fieldfare and c200 Redwing moving north. 10 Skylarks and 6 Meadow Pipits were down on the field of stubble.
On his way home (JP) found a Tree Sparrow in a hedegerow on the Royston Road, Cudworth allotments. This is scarce bird in these parts, the last record for nearby Carlton Marsh was on 25/9/10.
Wintersett VisMig - per Gray Speight
Going north west: A Hawfinch, calling continuously.
Going east: Whooper Swan 7. Pink-footed Goose 200 in 3 skeins.
Going west: Redwing 2089. Fieldfare 375. Starling 945. Brambling 7. Chaffinch 70.
Going south east: 2 Great Egrets came in to Wintersett Res. at 12.50,hrs. They landed in theWillow Wood tree tops before leaving to south east at 13.00.
Going south: Goosander 1. Swallow 6
Going north: Heron 1.
Anglers CP: Black-necked Grebe 3. Pintail 1 drake. Goldeneye 7 + 4 WRes..
Wintersett Res: The juvenile Garganey still in NE corner and a Kingfisher. per Steve Denny.
Anglers CP Gull Roost: per Steve Denny
Lesser Black-backed Gull 667. Herring Gull 150. Great Black-backed Gull 18. Yellow-legged Gull 7.
Insect: A European Hornet was seen near the cafe.
This morning 32 Teal, 50+ Gadwall, 20 Shoveler, 3 Common Gull, 1 Fieldfare with 20 Redwing and 1 Collared Dove east was only the 4th record this year.(JP)
Late morning 60 Greylags high NW at 11.05hrs were folowed by 50 more west at 11.20hrs. (R.J. Boland)
This afternoon 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Small White and 3 Small Copper butterflies. (Chris Parkin)
Dave Smith discovered several Earth Stars (Geastrum triplex) on the disused railway embankment, which is new for the reserve. (That's one I never expected here). He also found our annual Shaggy Pholiota (Pholoita squarrosa) in the car park.
Before dusk 2 Buzzards, 50 Redwing, 15 Starlings and Great Spot Woodpecker. 2 Snipe left the wader scrape west to feed elsewhere. A Fox was hunting the wader scrape and a Pippistrelle was out and about. (Dave Standish)
8 - 13 degrees sunny, with 4/8 cloud, and a light north easterly.
Sightings per Steve Denny.
Anglers CP: Rock Pipit 1. 3 Black-necked Grebes still present. Fieldfare 1.
Wintersett Res: Chiffchaff 1. The ducks flushed to CHRes!
Cold Hiendley Res: Goldeneye 7. TuftedDuck 380 + 10 WRes.
Botany Bay: Brambling 1.
Lepidoptera: Comma 1 in the Willow Wood WRes.
A Barn Owl was hunting at the back of the wader scrape at dusk. (Dave Standish)
c50 Fieldfares flew west over the Newtown estate in Cudworth at 14.25hrs. (CG)
9 - 12 degrees, with 8/8 dull cloud and a cool north easterly. Rain from late morning to mid afternoon.
Wintersett Res: The juvenile Garganey still in the northeast corner. A Brambling was on the north bank.
Our mate Ralph Hibbert died this morning! He tested positive for Covid 19 recently and appeared to be reasonably well, but this morning he had a little fall and may have had a blood clot on his brain? He was 81. Ralph was a bloody good naturalist, his passion was identifying and counting butterflies in the locale. He was a pretty good botanist too. About 20 years ago he became one of our wildlife group helping with the management of the reserve. We shall miss his cheeky chappy antics and friendship. Here are few photographs from happier times.
It was quiet today on the reserve 21 Shoveler, Water Rail, 1 Redpoll, Great Spot Woodpecker, Kingfisher, 12 Pied Wagtail and 30 Magpie.
A very late Brown Hawker equalled the latest ever of 12/10/08.
Clouded Agaric and Jew's Ear was amongst the fungi found.
Reed Warbler ATJ3857
was ringed at Wintersett on 22/07/20
and 20 days later was retrapped by ringers
at Buckland Marsh, Oxfordshire - a move of 214km South.
7 - 10 degrees with 8/8 cloud and a light, cool westerly.
Haw Park Wood Corvid Roost: 100 Jackdaws and 200 Rooks/Crows left at 07.00hrs. per Steve Denny
Anglers CP VisMig: All going west: Redwing 331. Starling 151(including a flock of 100). Brambling 1 at 07.25hrs. Skylark 7. Chaffinch 6. Goosander 7 at dusk.
Anglers CP: Black-necked Grebe 3. Little Grebe 5. Shelduck 1. Goldeneye 1. Chiffchaff 1. An immature Peregrine flew over the Pol Fields/Haw Park.
Wintersett Res: Yellow-legged Gull 1 adult on buoy. Kingfisher 1. The juvenile Garganey still in the NE corner.
Anglers CP/ Wintersett Res. Gull Roosts
Lesser Blackbacked Gull 428 ACP & 30 WRes. ,
Great Black-backed Gull 13 on ACP, Yellow-legged Gull 3 adults ACP.
Grey Wagtail, 80 Redwings flew west and 5 Buzzards were in the air this morning. (K. Bannister/JP)
7 - 11 degrees with 7/8 cloud and a cool north westerly wind.
Anglers CP VisMig: 800 Redwing flew west. Brambling 1 south. Hardly any coverage this morning so numbers nowhere near other sites.
Anglers CP: Black-necked Grebe 2. 6 Whooper Swans dropped on, from a great height, at 07.55hrs.. Shelduck 1 .
Wintersett Res: The juvenile Garganey still in north east corner. 28 Pintail flew from here onto Anglers CP
Cold Hiendley SF: Green Sandpiper 1. Kingfisher 1.
58 birds were ringed at Anglers CP:
Star of the show was a Yellow-browed Warber at 09.00hrs It showed briefly from the viewing screen at the feeding area at 11.50hrs. A 2nd year male Sparrowhawk earlier was knocked into 2nd place!
Other ringing highlights were 30 Lesser Redpoll, 20 Redwing, 1 Chiffchaff and 1 Goldcrest.
Yellow-browed Warbler Anglers CP 11.10.20
Above image @BeckyBailey
Below image @Croftonbirder
Cool, 8 - 10 degrees with 7/8 cloud and a north westerly breeze.
Anglers CP: Black-necked Grebe 2. Greylag Goose 8. 14 Crossbill south at 08.51hrs. Goosander 1 redhead.
Wintersett Res: Shelduck 1 - then moved to Anglers CP. A juvenile Garganey was feeding on weed off the north east bank. Chiffchaff 1 in Willow wood + 1 south east corner + 1 ACP.
Moths: Large Wainscott 1.
Juvenile Garganey WRes. SDenny
Follow link for Video of Garganey feeding voraciously to build up energy for its long flight south.
https://twitter.com/StevieD131/status/1314950043695280129
c75 Pink Feet Geese east at 10.54hrs were followed by another c100 east at 11.45hrs. 2 adult Common Gulls were on the wader scrape and 25 Shovelers were dispersed in various parts of the reserve.
7 - 11 degrees with varying cloud and a westerly breeze.
Anglers CP Vis.Mig. Highlights:
Going south east: Whooper Swan 5,
Going east: Pink-footed Goose 137 in 3 skeins
Going south: Skylark 75, Crossbill 13 in 2 flocks, Swallow 4, House Martin 1.
Going west: Merlin 1 west.
Anglers CP: Red-breasted Merganser 2 eclipse drakes. Black-necked Grebe 3. Siskin 1. Lapwing 400 in the back fields. 6 Canada X Greylag hybrids dropped in.
Wintersett Res: The Cream Crowned Marsh Harrier along the east bank WRes. at 07.25hrs. It was seen hunting over the boathouse reeds at 11.20hrs. Chiffchaff 1 west bank.Goldeneye 4 females.
Wintersett Res.Insects: A European Hornet was by the boathouse bench. Comma 1. Migrant Hawker 2 over boathouse reeds + 1 SW corner + 1 west bank.
3 House Martin south at 15.45
Tawny Owl calling often and seen flying in daylight across the fairway at 16.15
3 Buzzards, 3 Meadow Pipits over SW, 4 Redwing
Heavy rain until 10.00hrs, then dry, with long sunny spells and a light, north westerly breeze.
Anglers CP: Whooper Swan 1 adult. Black-necked Grebe 1. Little Grebe 7 + 5 CHRes. + 9 WRes.. Wigeon 151 + 38 CHRes. + 23 WRes.. Teal 20 + 8 WRes. Dunlin 1. Yellow-legged Gull 1 adult. Snipe 3.
Cold Hiendley Res: Swallow 2. Kingfisher 1.
Haw Park Wood: Crossbill 1 calling on the middle path.
Wintersett Res: Steve Denny was watching a European Hornet - Vespa crabro, near the boathouse bench. At 15.38hrs he saw a Cream-crowned Marsh Harrier hunting around the Res. It flew aound Cold Hiendley Res, before returning and dropping into the boathouse reeds. It flew out from there at 16.20 hrs and flushed, and nearly caught, a juvenile Garganey from a weed mat on the Res. - a new bird fot the year list! The Marsh Harrier continued to hunt over the north bank reeds and the Garganey returned to the weed mat and continued feeding. Shoveler 44 + 15 ACP + 6 CHRes.. Goldeneye 4 females. Cormorant 5. Chiffchaff 1. Pintail 1. Kingfisher 1. Reed Warbler 1 in boathouse reeds. A Water Rail was in the west bank marsh.
11 - 15 degrees with 5/8 cloud and a light south westerly breeze.
Anglers CP VisMig: -
Going south east: Whooper Swan 20 - 9 of which dropped in at 0840hrs and left south east at 09.15hrs. .
Going east: Pink-footed Goose 245.
Going south west: Redwing 17.
Going south: Skylark 124, Meadow Pipit 338, Alba Wagtail 33, Swallow 17 and Snipe 4.
Anglers CP: Black-necked Grebe 3. Cormorant 5+ 4 WRes..
Wintersett Res: A male Blackcap was at the boathouse bench. Chiffchaff 1. Kingfisher 2.
Odonata: Migrant Hawker 2 boathouse reeds WRes + 1 ACP.
Lepidoptera: A Red Admiral and a Comma were on the boathouse reeds WRes..
Today 2 Redwings north, 2 Chiffchaffs singing, 1 Little Egret, 1 Common Gull, 2 Goldcrests, 35 Teal, 20 Shoveler, 6 Jays, Kestrel and Sparrowhawk. (Dave Smith)
A Fox was hunting the wader scrape.
11 - 15 degrees, dull, with rain all morning. Dry and brighter from 14.00hrs., with a light westerly wind.
Anglers CP: Black-necked Grebe 3 still present. Pintail 7. Teal 26. Chiffchaff 1 + 1 WRes. .
Wintersett Res: Crossbill 5 flew over south west at 11.05hrs.. Goldeneye 4 females. Little Grebe 9.
Aniseed funnel (Clitocybe odora) at Haw Park, near the notice board. As the name suggests, it has a sweet smell.
