The drake Garganey showed well again on the scrape and a new brood of 7 Mallard was evident. A Cuckoo sang and a presumed female was nearby.
5 Mistle Thrush included 2 fledged young, c60 Starlings were feeding in a nearby pasture and a Little Egret was present this morning (K. Bannister/S. Grove/L & A Corrall).
A Mole was found dead on the embankment (CG)
Anglers CP:
6 Black Terns on the Country Park at 07.00hrs and later over Wintersett Res..
Wintersett Res:
10 Common Scoter were on in a tight flock this morning.
Garganey pair for the 27th day on the scrape. Redshank and Shoveler on the wader scrape. Also 2 singing Cetti's Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Great Spot Woodpecker and Goldcrest (JP).
Wintersett Res:
4 male Cetti's Warblers were the best of a very slow day!
Lepidoptera:
Male and female Garganey were on the scrape this morning and Little Egret and drake Shoveler were new in to the wader scrape (K. Bannister/JP).
2 Cetti's Warbler sang from the reedbeds and a pair of Black Swans had 4 small cygnets at nearby Bleachcroft Farm.
Insects included a Mother Shipton moth and a Holly Blue butterfly (CG).
Wintersett Res:
A Hobby flew over.
Odonata:
A Hairy Hawker flew over the north bank.
A Broad-bodied Chaser was seen on Haw Park Lane.
(per @StevieD131)
Coleoptera: Georgie W-S
I was lucky enough to find 8 Agapanthia villosoviridescens at Wintersett Res yesterday, one of our most beautiful longhorn beetles. Always one of my highlights of May finding these!
https://twitter.com/GeorgieWightman/status/1662877687902347264
A Chiffchaff NRE419
was ringed at Wintersett on 3/7/22
and has been retrapped on 1/11/22
Anglers CP:
Oystercatcher 5 adults + 1 young. Common Gull 1 adult.
2 Collared Doves flew over the car park.
Wintersett Res:
Goldeneye 1 female. Common Sandpiper 2.
Common Tern 1.
The male Garganey showed well again today on the scrape. As did Kingfisher and Grey Wagtail. Cetti's sang and Great Spotted Woodpecker was also seen. A Mallard had 7 very small young on the wader scrape and a Sparrowhawk was seen carrying a small passerine.
There has been no sign of of the Whooper Swan since 11th May. It could fly, so it looks like its finally gone on to pastures new.
Insects found on the western meadow included 1m Brimstone, 7 Dingy Skipper, 8 Common Blue, 6 Small Heath, 6 Burnet Companion, 1 yellow Shell and 1 Silver Y moth. 3 Four Spot Chaser and 1f Broad-bodied Chaser.
The Wintersett Area Annual Report for 2022 is out now!!
Front cover of Barred Warbler
and details of our “first British record” inside.
Available from Anglers Country park Visitor Centre
Price only £7.00
Anglers CP:
Shoveler 6 males. Common Gull 1 adult. Oystercatcher 5.
Odonata:
Hairy Dragonfly 1 male over Botany Bay.
Broad-bodied Chaser -1 female near Pol Hide + 1 female in Willow Wood+ at least 2 in the field at the back of boathouse, the female below and an immature male.
Female Broad-bodied Chaser - boathouse field WRes. SDenny
Immature male Broad-bodied Chaser - boathouse field WRes. SDenny
Lepidoptera:
A Small Copper and a male Brimstone were on the north bank Wintersett Res..
