Thursday 31 December 2020

Wintersett Annual Round Up and Top Ten Birds 2020

 The Wintersett Area 

recorded 169 bird species of bird in 2020,
 ( in a year affected by lockdowns due to COVID 19 Corona Virus)
 
However, it has been an excellent year for rares and scarcities with 2 new species for the list! 
 
 The Top Ten Birds were:
 
1. Franklin's Gull into Anglers CP roost 10th November. New for the area list!
 
2. Bee-eater - Wintersett Res. flew west south west 08th June.  New for the  area list
 
3.  Nightingale 1 singing briefly -  Cold Hiendley Res. -18th May.

4. Purple Heron - 1 over Disposal Point - 4th June.

5. Ferruginous Duck  a female on Anglers CP  - 19th and 20th January

6. Ring-necked Duck  - a drake on Anglers CP - 1st January
 
7. A singing Quail -  heard in the Car Park Field  16th May
 
8. Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 trapped and ringed Anglers CP 11th October, and 1  Anglers CP 15 - 19th November.    

9. Bearded Tit - 1 male Anglers CP - 22nd January

10. Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 on east bank Wintersett Res. 13th November

 
We also had 3 new Macro Moths for the area:
 
A Chocolate Tip on 21st May
 
A Small Ranunculus on 28th June
 
A Howarth's Minor on 15th August.  
 
The Wintersett Team  wish everyone
A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR  and excellent birding in 2021!
 

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