Anglers CP:
Scaup 1 juvenile. Great White Egret 2. Little Egret 2.
Whooper Swan 1 adult. 4 Dunlin flew south. Goosander 44.
Little Grebe 1. Grey Heron 9. Siskin 1. Redpoll 3.
Wintersett Res:
A Chiffchaff was in the west bank clump.
Grey Heron 2. Little Grebe 8. Kingfisher 1.
A Skein of Pink Feet north at 10.22hrs were hidden from sight by trees. A Little Egret was on Cudworth dike near the Sewage works. (CG)
Anglers CP:
Great White Egret 2. Little Egret 2. Whooper Swan 1 adult.
Scaup 1 juvenile. Common Scoter 1 juvenile.
Pink-footed Goose 1. Dunlin 1. Teal 42.
Wintersett Res:
Teal 6. Kingfisher 1. Meadow Pipit 5.
Anglers CP:
Whooper Swan 1 adult. Pink-footed Goose 1.
Common Scoter still present today.
Wigeon 71. Pochard 300.
Goosander 37. Water Rail 2. Little Egret 2.
Wintersett Res:
Wigeon 191. Pochard 13. Water Rail 1.
Cetti's Warbler 1 male NW corner + 1 SE corner.
A Chiffchaff was in the west bank clump.
Anglers CP:
Teal 41. Common Scoter 1 female /immature.
Pink-footed Goose 1. Little Egret 1. Scaup 1 juvenile.
Kingfisher 1 + 1 CHRes..
Water Rail : 1 west bank ACP, 1 north bank WRes..
+ 1 south east bank Wintersett.
Wintersett Res:
Pochard 16.
Water Rail 1 west bank ACP, 1 north bank WRes. + 1 south east Wintersett Res..
A Great White Egret flew over at 11.43hrs.
Anglers CP:
Pintail 1 male. Scaup 1 juvenile. Pochard 239 CP + 3 WRes..
Great Crested Grebe 26 CP + 4 WRes. + 2 CHRes..
Common Scoter female/immature.
Wintersett Res:
Little Grebe 11. A Chiffchaff was on the west bank clump.
Anglers CP:
Little Egret 1. Teal 23. A Dunlin was in the CP shallows .
Common Scoter 1 female/immature. Water Rail 1 SW corner.
Scaup 1 juvenile CP. Aythya hybrid 1 female CP.
Goosander 23. Pink-footed Goose 1.
Wintersett Res:
Water Rail 1 NW corner WRes + 1 north bank WRes..
Pink-footed Goose 180 east. Meadow Pipit 3 north bank WRes..
Anglers CP:
Common Scoter 1 female.
Scaup 1 juvenile. Little Egret 1. Dunlin 1.
Whooper Swan 1 adult left east at 09.05hrs.
25 House Sparrows were in the car park.
Aythya hybrid 1 male.
Wintersett Res:
A Cetti's Warbler was on the north east bank.
Anglers CP:
Common Scoter 1 female/immature.
Whooper Swan 1 adult. Scaup 1 juvenile.
Pintail 1 male. Little Egret 1. Dunlin 1.
Kingfisher 1.
36 Golden Plover were in a nearby field along with 38 Red - legged Partridge. A single Teal was on the Dearne. Also 2 Greenfinch, Coal Tit and Buzzard (Chris Parkin).
Anglers CP:
A Dunlin was in the shallows. Whooper Swan 1.
A Curlew was in the shallows, left north west 07.55hrs.
Pintail 2 male + 1 female.. Little Grebe 2. Kingfisher 1
Aythya hybrid 1 female. Scaup 1 juvenile.
Wintersett Res:
Lesser Redpoll 3 on west bank. Cetti's Warbler 1 male west bank.
Chiffchaff 1 west bank clump. Water Rail 2 north bank.
Anglers CP:
Scaup 1 juv.. Pintail 2. Pochard 336. Wigeon 58. Teal 28. Shoveler 2.
Great Crested Grebe 33. Grey Heron 8. Green Woodpecker 1. Snipe 13.
Water Rail 2. Siskin 1.
Wintersett Res:
Pochard 2. Wigeon 208. Teal 12. Shoveler 43. Great Crested Grebe 4.
Grey Heron 1. Water Rail 1.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Kingfisher 1.
Wintersett Res:
Scaup 1 juvenile. Cetti's Warbler 1 male on west bank WRes. chamber.
Anglers CP:
Snipe 22. Little Egret 1. Pintail 1male + 1 female. A Rock Pipit on the east bank (PS).
Teal 23, Pink-footed Goose 1.
3 Snipe were on the wader scrape and 10 Redwings flew south. (K. Bannister/CG)
2 inches of snow fell overnight.
Anglers CP:
Pintail 1 male + 1 female.
Little Egret 1. Goosander 27.
Botany Bay:
Kingfisher 1.
Anglers CP:
Pink-footed Goose 1 + 4 , then left north.
Little Egret 1. Aytha Hybrid 1 male + 1 female.
Water Rail - 1 east bank ACP + 1 boathouse reeds, 1 south west ACP + 1 CHRes Ruin.
Little Grebe 1. Pochard 258. Kingfisher 1. Pintail 1 male + 1 female.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Chiffchaff 1 on south bank.
Wintersett Res:
A C/C Marsh Harrier was hunting around WRes. 11.40 - 11.55hrs.
A juvenile Scaup was on.
A Chiffchaff called near the hide, 3 Cetti's Warblers sang, and 5 Buzzards drifted south.
A Red Admiral was feeding on Daphne in Cudworth Park. (CG/C. Parkin)
Wintersett WeBS for November 2024.
Mute Swan 50. Canada Goose 135. Greylag Goose 200.
Cormorant 35. Coot 872. Moorhen 30. Great Crested Grebe 38.
Little Grebe 13. Mallard 57. Teal 17. Wigeon 205. Shoveler 30.
Gadwall 199. Pintail 2. Tufted Duck 340. Pochard 193.
Goldeneye 72. Goosander 22. Scaup 1. Ring-necked Duck 5.
Grey Heron 9, Little Egret 2. Lapwing 50, Snipe 6,
Jack Snipe 1. Dunlin 1. Kingfisher 1. Water Rail 2.
Whooper Swan 19.
Anglers CP:
5 Ring-necked Ducks were on this morning, 2 1st W drakes and 3 females.
Aythya hybrid 1 female. Pintail 2. Goosander 22. Whooper Swan 5 + 14 flew east.
Water Rail 1. Snipe 6. Jack Snipe 1. Dunlin 1, Little Egret 1
2 Ring-necked Ducks - Steve Denny.
Wintersett Res:
Scaup 1 juvenile.
Cetti's Warbler 3 singing males in boathouse reeds, north bank and west bank.
13 Little Grebes. Kingfisher 1.
c50 Red-legged Partridges were almost certainly part of a release scheme for shooting after being reared at a nearby farm. 3 Mistle Thrush were in that area too. (C. Parkin)
Anglers CP:
Greylag Goose 199. Pintail 1 male + 1 female.
Pochard 174. Little Egret 2. Cormorant 37.
A Raven flew east.
Wintersett Res:
A Water Rail was in the north bank reeds.
Cetti's Warbler 1 north bank + 1 male north east bank.
Little Grebe 11. Scaup 1 juvenile.
Botany Bay:
Kingfisher 1.
Of interest today, Kingfisher, 16 Teal, 3 Cetti's Warblers sang, a Chiffchaff called near the hide, 20 Redwings were present along with a single LBB Gull & 1 Lapwing, the first this month.3 Fieldfares flew east (K. Bannister./L & A Corrall/M. White/CG)
Insects included 1m Common Darter, single Red Admiral and Speckled Wood butterflies. 2 more Red Admirals were seen in Cudworth Park (CP).
Anglers CP:
25 House Sparrows were on the car park feeder.
Goosander 20. Kingfisher 1 + 1 CHRes..
Little Egret 2. Grey Heron 8.
Pintail 1 male and 1 female were in CP shallows.
A Cetti's Warbler was in the golf course field marsh.
A Water Rail was in CHres Ruin.
Wintersett Res:
A juvenile Scaup was on this morning, off the concrete chamber.
Anglers CP:
Little Egret 1. Goosander 19.
Going west:
Pink-footed Goose 69.
Wintersett Res:
A Water Rail was in the boathouse reeds.
Teal 6 + 15 ACP.
This afternoon a Chiffchaff was calling near the ringing rides and c80 Pink Feet flew west at 16.20hrs (JP/CG).
Anglers CP: (SD)
A 1st Winter Yellow-legged Gull, A 1st Winter Caspian Gull,
an adult Mediterranean Gull,
and 19 Goosanders were in the roost tonight.
Wintersett Res:
9 Whooper Swans landed on WRes. at 16.01hrs. (John Clarkson).
They're from ACP, family party of 6 left east, (Steve Denny)
9 to Wintersett Res at 15.55hrs.
Anglers CP: (Pete Smith)
Shelduck 1. Little Egret 1. Aytha Hybrid 1 female.
9 Whooper Swans flew in to Cp at 09.44hrs.
A Cetti's Warbler was on east bank.
Goosander CP 10 + 1 WRes..
Pink-footed Goose 32 east + 1 over ACP.
Raven 1. Grey Heron 7 + 2 WRes..
Shoveler 42 + 8 WRes..
Whooper Swans 6 (2 adults + 4 juvs.) flew in and joined the 9 onCP at 14.35hrs.
12 Yellow Buntings, 6 Meadow Pipits, a Goldcrest, a singing Mistle Thrush and 4 Red-legged Partridges were all found along a field hedge just north of the reserve. Not forgetting a pair of House Sparrows, our first this year!
Then towards mid-day a Chiffchaff called and came near the hide feeding in a Birch tree.
In the reserve 2 Cormorants, 2 Water Rails and 2 Cetti's Warblers called. A LBB Gull was present and a Peregrine flashed at a Sparrowhawk.
At dusk a pair of Tawny Owls called to each other and a Pipistrelle Bat was on the wing.
Insects temped out by the sun were single Migrant Hawker, Common Red Darter, Red Admiral and Speckled Wood. 2 Green Shield Bugs were also found.
Observers K. Bannister/A. Corrall/M.White/C. Parkin/CG.
In Addition Grey Wagtail, Red-legged Partridge, 17 Canada Geese, a Goldcrest and a LBB Gull (Martin Weir).
Anglers CP:
39 Pink-footed Geese flew west. Little Egret 1.
Aytha hybrid 1 female still present. Goosander 7.
Raven 1. A Dunlin was in the CP shallows.
Cormorant 41. Teal 20. Weasel 1.
Cetti's Warbler 5:
1 east bank ACP + 1 south bank Cold Hiendley Res.,
+ 1 west bank Wintersett Res.,
+ 1 south west bank Wintersett Res.
+ 1 male north bank Wintersett Res..
Wintersett Res:
Water Rail - 1 boathouse reeds + 1 north bank Wintersett Res.. + 1 north east bank.
Peregrine 1 juvenile male flew over.
Anglers CP:
A Raven was seen at dawn. 2 Little Egrets flew over. Siskin 1.
Wigeon 6. Gadwall 13. Great Crested Grebe 43. Shoveler 50.
Cormorant 34.
Ringing:
22 birds were ringed today @Wintersett1,
with highlights of:- 5 Linnet, 7 Lesser Redpoll,
7 Redwing and a Blackbird.
Wintersett Res:
A Water Rail was in the boathouse reeds. Goosander 10.
Wigeon 156 + 6 ACP. Gadwll 204. Great Crested Grebe 9.
Shoveler 6. Little Grebe 14.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Great Crested Grebe 1.
Cold Hiendley Field:
Linnet 70.
Fleets:
Ring-necked Parakeet 3.
Like the weather it has been very quiet here this week. The only birds of note were 2 Redpolls on 5th (R. Laverack) and a Mistle Thrush singing on 7th.
Today 8 Fieldfares and a headless Red-legged Partridge found fresh dead (C. Parkin).
Anglers CP:
Shoveler 48 + 13 WRes.. A Golden Plover flew over CP:
Starling 1000 out of roost WRes.. Greylag Goose 105.
3 Whooper Swans flew over north west. Raven 2.
Wintersett Res:
2 Water Rails in boathouse reeds.
Goosander 6 + 1ACP. Little Grebe 11 + 1 Cold Hiendley Res..
Cold Hiendley Res:
A Kingfisher was seen this morning.
Anglers CP:
A Little Egret flew south.
2 Ravens were in trees on the west bank.
A juvenile Peregrine was disturbing the Gull Roost!
Wintersett Res:
A Red-legged Partridge was on the north bank.
Canada Goose 60.
3 Avocets were in the south west corner, (swimming in the weed at 11.35hrs (PS,AS)
Cold Hiendley Res:
A Cetti's Warbler was on the southbank. + 1 south east bank ACP.
Anglers CP:
A male Cetti's Warbler was on the east bank
and another male Cetti's Warbler was on the north bank WRes..
40 Linnet in ACP field. Cormorant 30.
Going west: Pink-footed Goose 150.
Aytha hybrid 1 female.
(size of Pochard but similar to a Lesser Scaup but with a rounded head, a black nail on the bill, wing bar brownish).
It was associating with Pochard.
Dunlin 1 ACP + 1 WRes. 12 House Sparrows were on the car park feeders.
Wintersett Res:
Cetti's Warblers 1 male south west, 1 male in west bank marsh.
Whooper Swan 3 left south west.
Water Rail 1 north bank + 1 male west bank chamber.
Anglers CP Vis.Mig:
Blackcap 1 ringed on Pol ACP.
Goldeneye 44 (4males) 18 WRes, 23 ACP, 3 Cold Hiendley Res.
Pintail 1 ACP to WRes Boathouse. Shoveler 12 ACP 26 WRes.
Starling 3,300 in Wintersett Res. Roost. 2 Snipe flew south west.
Water Rail 4 WRes + 1 ACP.
Ring-necked Parakeet 15 south at 07.55hrs. Fieldfare 897.
Redwing 2680. Starling 3475. Siskin 5. Golden Plover 20 south.
Reed Bunting 9. Dunlin 2 south. Goldfinch 10, Linnet 15, Red Kite 1 north,
Skylark 33. Merlin 1. Little Egret 1 north at 08.58hrs + 1 CHRes.
Pink-footed Geese 47 west. Peregrine 1.
Song Thrush 1, 1. Blackbird 1. Redpoll
Walton Hall:
Shoveler 28. Gadwall 28.
Anglers CP:
A female Blackcap was in the CP car park. (PS)
A Water Rail was on the east bank ACP + 1 in boathouse reeds.
Green Woodpecker 1. Teal 20.
A Cetti's Warbler was in the boathouse reeds.
Wintersett Res:
Little Grebe 15. Goosander 5.
c200 Pink feet NE at 09.15hrs were seen first over Low Cudworth (JP/CG). Later 17 Greylags flew east at 11.50hrs (CG).
Water Rail, Kingfisher and 2 Cetti's Warbler called and 15 + 12 Fieldfares flew west (JP/L & A Corrall).
Anglers CP- Pol:
A male Blackcap was ringed this morning. (PS)
Goldeneye 23 ACP + 18 WRes.. Pintail 1.
15 Ring-necked Parakeet flew south over Wintersett village 07.55hrs. (SD)
20 Golden Plover flew south. A Little Egret flew north.
Wintersett Res:
3,300 Starlings roosted at dawn.
Walton Hall:
Shoveler 28. Gadwall 28.
Anglers CP:
Going west: Starling 3475. Fieldfare 897. Redwing 2680. Peregrine 1.
alba Wagtail 3. Reed Bunting 9. Dunlin 2 at 07.40hrs.
Goldfinch 10. Linnet 15. Red Kite 1 north. Skylark 33.
A Great White Egret was at Anglers briefly.
Pink-footed Goose 47. Hawfinch 4.
36 birds were ringed this morning @wintersett ACP,
Highlights were:
Lesser Redpoll 7, Linnet 2, Bullfinch 1, Redwing 24,
and the first Fieldfare ringed here in almost 33 years! (PS)
Pink Feet Geese were moving through the area again today with 90 NE (JP), 65 NW at 10.25hrs & 40NW at 11.55hrs (RL/CG).
Also on the move 1 LBB Gull east, 50 Golden Plover north, 6 Fieldfares, 20 Skylark and 4 Meadow Pipits (JP)
32 birds were ringed@Wintersett1 this morning,
with 18 Lesser Redpoll, 13 Redwing and a Goldcrest.
Wintersett Res:
A short-eared Owl flew over the east bank field, left east at 08.30hrs.(PW)
A male Cetti's Warbler at Botany Bay. Goosander 5.
Anglers CP:
A Redshank flew over CP at 09.18hrs. A Dunlin flew south.
Pink-footed Goose 705 west (in 7 skeins) + 5 east.
Red kite 1 up over Crofton + 1.
Going south:
Mistle Thrush 4. Bullfinch 5 + 2.
Going west:
Redwing 2680. Fieldfare 897. Starling 3475.
Chaffinch 22.
Captive bred Black Swans at nearby Bleachcroft Farm have 4 very young cygnets,
3 Migrant Hawkers were on the wing (C. Parkin).
Anglers CP:
Redpoll 20 over CP. Canada Goose 108.
Teal 14 + 1 WRes.. Cormorant 20 + 6 WRes..
Grey Heron 5. A Red Kite flew over CP fields.
Pochard 167.
Cetti's Warbler 1 male east bank CP + 1 male west bank WRes..
Wintersett Res:
Little Grebe 12. Pintail 1 male.
