Wintersett + VIs.Mig: 05.11.2024

Anglers CP Vis.Mig: GSpeight,  P.Meredith

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.

Wintersett 05.11.2024

 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.

Carlton Marsh

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).

Wintersett 04.11.2024

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.

Wintersett + Ringing 03.11.2024

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)

                               

Carlton Marsh

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)

Fairy Bonnets (Coprinellus disseminatus)

Low Cudworth

c200 Pink Feet headed NW at 12.40hrs (A. Vincent). 

Wintersett Ringing 02.11.2024

32 birds were ringed@Wintersett1 this morning,

with 18 Lesser Redpoll, 13 Redwing and a Goldcrest.

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Wintersett 02.11.2024

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.

Carlton Marsh

Captive bred Black Swans at nearby Bleachcroft Farm have 4 very young cygnets,

3 Migrant Hawkers were on the wing (C. Parkin).

Low Cudworth

40 Pink Feet flew east at 13.20hrs (R. Laverack/CG).

Wintersett 01.11.2024

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.