Wintersett Catch Up Part One. 5th - 7th September 2021

 5th September 2021

72 Birds were ringed at Wintersett

Highlights were: 26 Chiffchaff ,  3 Willow Warbler,  5 Reed Warbler,  6 Sedge Warbler, 8 Blackcap,  1 Lesser Whitethroat,  1 Whitethroat and 1 Goldcrest.

Wintersett Res:

A male Cetti's Warbler  and a Water Rail were in the west bank marsh. 

Anglers CP + Vis.Mig:

Pintail 2 in.   Common Tern 1.  Hobby 1.  Chiffchaff 23. A Peregrine flew over.

Going south: 

Ringed Plover 3, (+ 1 north over WRes..)  Teal 12.  Meadow Pipit 4.  Red Kite 1 over Haw Park.   

Going north:  Goosander 8.

Lepidoptera:  A Green-veined White was in the Willow Wood, Wintersett Res..

6th September 2021

Anglers CP:  

A Yellow Wagtail flew over.   A Greenshank and 7 Black-tailed Godwit  flew south west.  

Common Tern 1.

27 Birds were ringed:

13 Chiffchaff,  2 Willow Warbler,  2 Reed Warbler,  9 Blackcap and 1 Whitethroat. 

Herptera:

2 Grass Snakes were in the area.  

 

7th September 2021

Anglers CP: 

3 Black-tailed Godwit flew around before leaving north at 08.15hrs.  Wigeon 2.  

Lepidoptera  

Anglers CP.:   Brown Argus  1,  Large White 1 

Wintersett:  Small Tortoiseshell 3

Pits Wood :  Small Tortoiseshell  2,  Holly Blue 1.  Red Admiral 1.

Disposal Point Big Pond: Comma 1.

Odonata:

Disposal Point and Big Pond:  

Ruddy Darter 1 male.   Southern Hawker 1 male,  Common Blue Damselfly 1  and Common Blue 1.

Another 1st for the area - per Georgie W-S   https://twitter.com/GeorgieWightman

                                          Conocephalus fuscus, the long-winged conehead 

                                              Anglers CP   07.09.2021 Pete Smith

 https://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/long-winged-cone-head

Conocephalus fuscus, the long-winged conehead, is a member of the family Tettigoniidae, the bush-crickets and is distributed through much of   Europe and temperate Asia. This bush-cricket is native to the British Isles where it may confused with the short-winged conehead.