Wednesday 6 October 2021

Wintersett + Record Breaking Vis.Mig. 06.10.2021

Wintersett -  Record Breaking Vis.Mig:  

massive south easterly movement of Pink footed Geese over moorland,  

viewed from Wintersett, with over 3000 by 09.00hrs!

Perfect clear skies for picking up migrating Pinkies,  6,400 by 10.30hrs!!,  

mainly southeast and a few east.

Video:  https://twitter.com/StevieD131/status/1445706443236118540

By midday a total of  7830 Pinkies in 69 skeins!!!  

All counted from Wintersett, but only a few skeins were over Wintersett 

airspace,  with most out over the south-west moorlands. 

https://twitter.com/grayspeight/status/1445759154392428554

This is easily a record count over the Barnsley area.

Anglers CP:

4 Jays flew high north east at 10.05hrs.  Chiffchaff 1.  Little Grebe 1.  

Goosander 2 juveniles. 

Wintersett Res: 

A Red Kite slowly circled south at 10.35hrs.  House Martin 20 + 1 ACP.    

Swallow 2 south + 3 WRes..  A juvenile Pergrine flew over. 

Lepidoptera:

A Small White and a Red Admiral were on Haw Park Lane.  

Odonata:

Common Darter 1 Haw Park Lane.

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