Wintersett + Moths 04.10.2022

Anglers CP:

4 Rock Pipit  and 1 male Stonechat were in north east corner. 

                                               Rock Pipit  Anglers CP SDenny  04.10.2022

Brambling 4 .  Chiffchaff 1.   5 Snipe flew west. 

Pochard 100 + 53 WRes..  Teal 14.  Shoveler 14.  

Great Crested Grebe 10 + 20 WRes.. + 17 CHRes..

Little Grebe 5 + 15 WRes..  

Overnight moth trapping produced another rare migrant -

Only the 3rd record of Scarce Bordered Straw!  

The previous two being in September 2006,  which was the year of a massive influx to Britain.

                         

 Scarce Bordered Straw. 04.10.2022   Pete Smith 

Wintersett Res: 

The Great White Egret was on the south bank.   Pintail 1.  

A hybrid, drake Aythya Duck was on this morning.

        

                                          Aythya Duck  WRes.  04.10.2022 SDenny