Friday, 8 October 2021

Wintersett + Vis.Mig. + Soft-shelled Turtle! 08.10.2021

 Anglers CP:

20 Buzzards were up around the area.  Great Black-backed Gull 1.  

Pochard 25.  Cormorant 10.  Great Crested Grebe 1 adult still in wing moult.  

Snipe 8.

Anglers CP Vis.Mig:

Pink-footed Goose  150 west + 238 east.  

Going south: 

Meadow Pipit 169.  Swallow 45.  Skylark 44.  Siskin 12.  House Martin 10.  

alba Wagtail 20.   Linnet 20.  Goldfinch 42.

Going west:

Redwing 3.   Mistle Thrush 4  + 2  east.

Going south west:

Yellowhammer 1.  Reed Bunting 2.   Chaffinch 9.  Greylag 20.     

Going east:

Collared Dove 3.  Greenfinch  17

Wintersett Res.

Yellow-legged Gull 1 adult (Psycho).   Chiffchaff 2 north bank WRes.. +  1 ACP

Odonata:

Migrant Hawker 4.  Common Darter 5.  Common Blue Damslefly 1. 

Lepidoptera:

Red Admiral 1.  Speckled Wood 1. Small White 1.

Reptile: 

The Soft-shelled Turtle was sunbathing on the water weed at Wintersett Res. 

It was  last seen on 5th July 2018.   It was first seen more than 7 years ago on 

21.05.2014 when found  by Pete Smith in the morning at Wintersett Res.  

It was basking in the water off the fishing platform nearest to the boathouse bench.  

Here's a link to when it  was last seen here.

https://barnsleybirds.blogspot.com/2018/07/wintersett-050718.html

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