Anglers CP:
Great White Egret 1. Teal 34. Pochard 18.
Little Grebe 1. Oystercatcher 4.
Anglers CP:
Great White Egret 1. Teal 34. Pochard 18.
Little Grebe 1. Oystercatcher 4.
The Bittern was seen at 12.10hrs and again at 16.45hrs (Dave Standish). However it is very difficult to see unless you know where to look.
It languishes in the reed bed furthest away from Elaine's seat looking out from the embankment.
Anglers CP:
Oystercatcher 4. Little Grebe 1.
Goosander 1 male + 1 flew north east.
Wintersett Res:
Great White Egret 1 on Botany Bay.
Wigeon 51. Cetti's Warbler 1 male.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Great White Egret 1. Pink-footed Goose 1.
Whooper Swan 1 adult.
Chiffchaff - 1 at Sewage Works.
A single Redpoll over the car park was new for this year. An adult Lesser BB Gull was on the scrape.
Dave Standish's perseverance paid off tonight when the elusive Bittern showed briefly at 17.20hrs from the hide.
Last seen on 28th January, we have always thought that it could still be here. This one has been very elusive right from the start, but after Dave was pretty sure it was in the reeds on the previous two nights, he proved it beyond doubt tonight with the aid of his night scope, and through his binoculars when it flapped its wings 3 times.
Anglers CP:
Shoveler 9. Teal 34. Woodcock 1.
70 Pink-footed Geese flew north west.
Wintersett Res:
A Great White Egret was on Botany Bay.
Anglers CP:
Teal 32. Shoveler 2 males. Goosander 1 redhead.
Wintersett Res:
Great White Egret 1 on Botany Bay.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Great White Egret 1. Whooper Swan 1 adult.
Pink-footed Goose 1.
The Canada Goose flock is still around 50 strong with 4 Greylags. A Shoveler drake was new in and the Tufted Duck group increased to 19 (13 drakes).
2 Buzzards were worming in a nearby pasture and a Song Thrush sang (K. Bannister/CG).
Anglers CP:
Teal 41. Shoveler 2.
Wintersett Res:
A Great White Egret was on Botany Bay.
Twitch to Pugneys to see Green-winged Teal with Pete Smith.
Anglers CP:
Oystercatcher 2. Shoveler 2.
Great Black-backed Gull 1 adult.
Wintersett Res:
A Great White Egret was on Botany Bay.
Anglers CP:
Peregrine - 1 small juvenile male. Oystercatcher 2.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Whooper Swan 1 adult. Pink-footed Goose 1.
Anglers CP:
A Pink-footed Goose flew north. Teal 16. Redwing 40.
Little Grebe 1.
Wintersett Res:
Great White Egret 1. Gadwall 7.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Whooper Swan 1 adult. Gadwall 3, Water Rail 1.
Walton Hall:
Oystercatcher 2. Linnet 350. Stock Dove 120.
Little Egret, Great Crested Grebe, 48 Canada Geese, 8 Greylags, 9 Tufted Duck, 1 Treecreeper (K. Bannister/C. Parkin). Dave & Linda Smith visited this afternoon.
Anglers CP:
Peregrine 1 over. Whooper Swan 7 flew north east.
Oystercatcher 2.
Wintersett Res:
Great White Egret 1 on Botany. Cetti's Warbler 1.
An overnight frost down to -3c saw the scrapes partially ice over. It was the perfect conditions for Pink Feet Geese passage, c65 headed west at 10.00hrs.
The Great Crested Grebe was still at Bleachcroft Pond and a Little Grebe and 4 Mute Swans were present.
Great Crested Grebe (Simon Cox)Also of note Goldcrest, Grey Wagtail and 2 Cetti's Warblers (CG/K. Bannister/L. A. Corrall)
Our group were hedge laying this morning.
Melvyn White, Nicola Whipp, Simon Cox, CG.Anglers CP:
Great White Egret 1. Pintail 1 male. Cormorant 23.
Snipe 26. Oystercatcher 2.
Pink-footed Geese 70 west + 85 west + 70 north west.
Goosander 1, Little Grebe 2.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Whooper Swan 1 adult. Greylag Goose 2.
Chiffchaff 2 at Sewage works.
Wintersett Res:
Pintail 1 male. Cetti's Warbler 1.
Treecreeper 1 in Pits Wood.
Haw Park:
Siskin 2.
13 Tufted Ducks (9 drakes) and 2 Water Rails were on the scrape. 50+ Canada Geese and 9 Greylags on the wader scrape and a Great Crested Grebe on Bleachcroft Pond was the first since August 2021 (K. Bannister/S. Cox/R. Laverack)
Anglers CP:
Pintail 1 male.
Oystercatcher 2. (which includes the ringed female, back for another year).
Snipe 9.
Wintersett Res:
Cetti's Warbler 1.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Whooper Swan 1 adult. Cetti's Warbler 1.
Anglers CP:
Iceland Gull 1 adult in front of hide on rock wall.
Flew off west at 08.30hrs.
Teal 16. Snipe 12. Oystercatcher 1.
Wintersett Reservoir:
Great White Egret 1.
Anglers CP:
Great White Egret 1. Oystercatcher 1. Snipe 18. Water Rail 1.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Great White Egret 1.
40+ Canada Geese and several Greylags are very vocal as they start to think about staking a claim to a nest site.
Although the Bittern hasn't been seen since Tuesday, we are hopeful that this elusive bird is still here somewhere.
Velvet Shank and Scarlet Elf Cup are springing up and the first Snowdrops are in bloom.
3 Redpoll and a Coal Tit were feeding in Larches on the Common.
Anglers CP:
Caspian Gull 1 x 1st Winter. Oystercatcher 1.
Greylag Goose 16. Pochard 6. Goosander 2.
Wigeon 201. Teal 28. Gadwall 2. Goldeneye 30.
Great Crested Grebe 2.
Wintersett Res:
Great White Egret 2. Pochard 23. Wigeon 44.
Gadwall 14. Great Crested Grebe 3.
Goldeneye 53. Water Rail 1, Kingfisher 1.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Peregrine 1 over. Great Crested Grebe 4.
Goldeneye 18. Whooper Swan 1 adult.
Cetti's Warbler 1.
Anglers CP:
Oystercatcher 2. Little Grebe 1. Lapwing 140.
Wintersett Res:
Great White Egret 1. Cetti's Warbler 1.
Shoveler 5. Pochard 14.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Great White Egret 1. Whooper Swan 1 adult.
Cetti's Warbler 1. Chiffchaff 1 at sewage works.
Fieldfare 170. Redwing 35. Skylark 10. Linnet 3.
Anglers CP:
Great White Egret 1. Shoveler 2. Oystercatcher 1.
Woodcock 1. Green Woodpecker 1. Great Spotted Woodpecker 1.
Wintersett Res:
Shelduck 2. Meadow Pipit 28. Pied Wagtail 15.
Redwing 20. Cetti's Warbler 1.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Great White Egret 1. Whooper Swan 1 adult.
Meadow Pipit 1. Goosander 3. Great Spotted Woodpecker 2.
Sewage Works:
Pied Wagtail 75. Chiffchaff 1.
2 Snipe, 47 Canada Geese, 1 Little Grebe, 20 Greylags south (L & A Corrall/CG).
A Treecreeper was in Cudworth Park (K. Bannister).
Anglers CP:
Snipe 21. Shoveler 1 male. Little Grebe 2. Lapwing 128.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Great White Egret 1. Whooper Swan 1 adult. Cetti's Warbler 1.
Wintersett Res:
Cetti's Warbler 1.
An Adult Yellow-legged Gull was found on the waders scrape (Chris Parkin).
Also present 38 Canada Geese, 8 Greylags, 4 Tufted Duck, 16 Teal.
Anglers CP:
Oystercatcher 1. Whooper Swan 1 over. Pink-footed Goose 1.
Little Grebe 1. Snipe 15.
Wintersett Res:
Cetti's Warbler 1.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Whooper Swan 1 adult. Great White Egret 1.
Cetti's Warbler 1. Goosander 3.
The Bittern was found in a reed bed looking from the embankment onto the scrape at 17.00hrs (Dave Standish). It was still there when Dave left 20 minutes later, after dark of course. It was found using a heat searching night scope!
In the meantime a Tawny Owl flew past, a Water Rail called and a Cetti's Warbler sang.
Wintersett Res:
An adult Great Northern Diver was found on the reservoir at 10.55hrs.
It flew to Anglers CP at 11.43hrs, and was still present at 12.20hrs.
There was no sign of it at 13.40hrs.
Great White Egret 1. Cetti's Warbler 1. Water Rail 1. Pochard 15.
Anglers CP:
Oystercatcher 1. Teal 57. Shoveler 2. Pochard 18. Snipe 13.
+ the Great Northern Diver.
Anglers CP:
Caspian Gull 1 x 1st Winter.
Great White Egret 1. Oystercatcher 1.
Goosander 5. Little Grebe 1.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Whooper Swan 1 adult.
Anglers CP:
Caspian Gull 1 x 1st Winter. Oystercatcher 1.
Shoveler 1 male. Goosander 3.
Wintersett Res:
Great White Egret 1.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Whooper Swan 1 adult.
Haw Park Wood:
Siskin 1.
A pair of shoveler were on the wader scrape with 10+ Canada Geese and c10 Teal.
A Little Grebe was on another pond.
The Bittern was found with a night scope languishing in a reed bed just before it flew towards the hide reed beds at 17.00hrs (Dave Standish).
Anglers CP:
A Jack Snipe was seen from the main hide.
Oystercatcher 1. Shoveler 1 drake.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Whooper Swan 1 adult.
Anglers CP:
Oystercatcher 1. Jack Snipe 1. Cormorant 20.
Yellow-legged Gull 1 x 2nd Winter.
Mediterranean Gull 1 x 1st Winter flew towards Wintersett Res.
Pochard 39. Teal 84.
Wintersett Res:
Great White Egret 1, seen later on Botany Bay.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Whooper Swan 1 adult.
We were busy hedge laying again this morning, but we did managed to see 2 Water Rails make a short flight over the reed beds. A pair of shoveler were with 50 Canada Geese on the scrapes (L & A Corrall/M. White/CG).
Anglers CP:
The 1st Oystercatcher was back on the shallows today.
Wintersett Res:
A singing Cetti's Warbler was in the west bank marsh.
Haw Park Lane:
Fieldfare 30.
Anglers CP:
Great White Egret 1. Goosander 5. Little Grebe 2.
Wintersett Res:
Gull Roost:
Caspian Gull 1 x 1st Winter - Steve Denny.
Yellow-legged Gull 1 x 1st Winter, + 1 adult.
+ Leucistic Black-headed Gull 1 adult.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Whooper Swan 1 adult.
Goldeneye 19. Teal 1 female.
2 Tawny Owls came out of their roost at dusk and the Bittern showed at 16.50hrs (Dave Standish).
Anglers CP:
Great White Egret 1. Snipe 11. Goosander 8. Teal 119.
Pochard 71. Goldeneye 27. Wigeon 336. Great Crested Grebe 5.
Little Grebe 2. Green Woodpecker 1. Pink-footed Goose 120 west.
Caspian Gull 1 x 1st Winter.
Wintersett Res:
Pochard 44. Goldeneye 75. Wigeon 40.
Great Crested Grebe 9. Cetti's Warbler 1.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Whooper Swan 1 adult. Goldeneye 8. Water Rail 1. Cetti's Warbler 2.
Sewage Works:
Pied Wagtail 40. Meadow Pipit 4.
Haw Park:
Treecreeper 1.
New in today a drake wigeon. (K. Bannister).
Also present 50 Canada geese, Grey Wagtail, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Water Rails were seen, and a Kingfisher posed and caught several fish. 11 + 13 Greylag Geese flew north (JF/RL/CG).
Other new arrivals were 7 'Easy Care' sheep to graze the Western Meadow. This breed is pretty much self maintaining, they only grow a short fleece, so they don't need shearing and the wool drops of in small clumps in the spring. (R.J. Boland Parks Officer arranged for this to happen. Please look out for them and report any problems.
Easy Care Sheep
Anglers CP:
Great White Egret 1. Pink-footed Goose 1.
A male Marsh Harrier flew east. Teal 73.
Yellowhammer 1 on Pol Feeders. Green Woodpecker 1.
Wintersett Res:
Bullfinch 9.
Cold Hiendley Res: Whooper Swan 1 adult.
Haw Park Lane:
Tawny Owl 2.
Anglers CP:
Marsh Harrier - 1 adult male flew over CP and landed on west bank,
then bathed before leaving west.
Great White Egret 1
Wintersett Res:
Pink-footed Goose 100 flew west. Goosander 4. Cetti's Warbler 5.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Cetti's Warbler 1. Whooper Swan 1 adult.
Haw Park:
Pink-footed Goose - 60 flew north.
The scrape produced 4 Shovelers, 9 Herring Gulls, 2 Common Gulls, a Kingfisher and a Cetti's Warbler. 2 Treecreepers were of note (L & A Corrall).
A Fox was out hunting
The rest of our group was hedge-laying at the back of Elaine Evans's seat.
Anglers CP:
Great White Egret 1. Jack Snipe 1. Snipe 20.
Pink-footed Goose 1 + 50 west + 90 trying to land on lake,
but left north east.
Little Grebe 1. Lapwing 96.
Green Woodpecker 1. Siskin 1.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Kingfisher 1.
It's still very quirt here. 3 Water Rails, Kingfisher and Cetti's Warbler (CG).
A Great White Egret flew NE over the fields at 15.15hrs and an unknown number of Pink Feet Geese flew NW after dark at 19.10hrs (JP).
Another skein of c100 Pink Feet flew NW over Darfield road, Cudworth at 08.45hrs (A. Vincent).
Anglers CP:
A Jack Snipe showed well in front of the main hide - mid morning and early afternoon.
Great White Egret 1. Pink-footed Goose 1 present + 99 north west + 70 west.
Snipe 9. Goosander 5. Canada X Greylag Goose 2. Skylark 1. Cetti's Warbler 1.
Wintersett Res:
Cetti's Warbler 2.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Kingfisher 1.
Wintersett Res:
Great White Egret - 1 flew over. Pink-footed Goose 70 flew west.
Whooper Swan 1 adult.
Haw Park Wood:
Redpoll 2.
Walton Canal:
Yellowhammer 1. Skylark 4.
Anglers CP:
Caspian Gull 2 x 1st Winters. Teal 127.
Great Crested Grebe 12. Goosander 6.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Whooper Swan 1 adult.
Wintersett Res:
1 Raven flew south east over Botany.
Walton Hall WeBs:
Mute Swan 13. Coot 77. Tufted Duck 4.
Pochard 3. Mallard 18. Grey Heron 1.
Wintersett WeBS 12.01.2025 - 1 degree C at dawn.
Mute Swan 11. Whooper Swan 1. Canada Goose 280. Greylag Goose 206.
Pink-footed Goose 1. Cormorant 15. Great Crested Grebe 20. Little Grebe 3.
Coot 382. Moorhen 13. Mallard 234. Teal 141. Wigeon 484.
Gadwall 52. Shoveler 4. Tufted Duck 181. Pochard 172. Goldeneye 41.
Goosander 2. Snipe 4. Lapwing 60. Water Rail 1. Grey Heron 7.
Anglers Country Park:
Mediterranean Gull 1 adult in roost.
White Black-headed Gull with black wing tips.
Wintersett Res:
Cetti's Warbler 1 male displaying + 1 female on north bank + 1 north east corner.
Bullfinch 8. Treecreeper 1.
The overnight temperature in my garden was -4.6c, the coldest night here since 16th of December 2022 (4.6c), but in the car park at dawn it was -7c. (K. Bannister)
Most of the open water was still iced over, but 5 Shovelers (3 drakes), 6 Canada Geese, 10 Teal, 107 B.H. Gulls, 2 Common Gulls and 2 Herring Gulls were stood on the ice.
A Water Rail called, a Goldrest was with a group of Long-tailed Tits and single Redwing and Song Thrush were present. (Richard Laverack/John Finch/CG).
Minus 5 degrees at dawn!
Anglers CP:
Pintail 1 male. Teal 70. Little Grebe 3.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Whooper Swan 1 adult. Kingfisher 1.
Anglers CP:
Scaup 1 x 1st Winter female. Teal 48. Pochard 270.
Shoveler 8. Pink-footed Goose 1. Little Grebe 2.
Cormorant 23. Grey Heron 5. Kingfisher 1.
Wintersett Res:
Pochard 2. Grey Heron 2.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Kingfisher 1.
The temperature at first light in the car park was -6c.
3 male 2 female, 2 Cormorants, 1 Grey Wagtail, 28 Teal. (Chris Parkin)
Anglers CP:
Scaup 1 1st Winter female. Great White Egret 1. Wigeon 524.
Mallard 103. Goosander 2. Great Crested Grebe 10.
Little Grebe 1. Pochard 276. Tufted Duck 242.
Linnet 70. Snipe 9. Fieldfare 16 flew south west.
Wintersett Res:
Great White Egret 1. Tufted Duck 102. Pochard 4.
Goldeneye 32. Mallard 56. Great Crested Grebe 16.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Kingfisher 1.
A Skein of Pink Feet appeared to be flying NW after dark at 19.17hrs. (Richard Laverack)
Anglers CP:
Great White Egret 2. Little Grebe 2. Gadwall 3.
Shoveler 5. Wigeon 318. Little Egret 1. Snipe 9.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2.
Wintersett Res:
Scaup 1 x 1st Winter female. Great White Egret 1.
Gadwall 30. Wigeon 1.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Whooper Swan 1 adult. Gadwall 12.
Anglers CP:
Scaup 1 1st winter female. Whooper Swan 1 adult.
Great White Egret 2. Great Crested Grebe 9.
Wintersett Res:
Great White Egret 1. Kingfisher 1. Great Crested Grebe 5.
Gadwall 12. Pink-footed Goose 2.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Great Crested Grebe 5. Kingfisher 1.
17 Canada, 1 Greylag and 1 drake Shoveler - wader scrape.
Kingfisher and Tufted Duck - scrape.
9 Redwings, 4 Mistle Thrush and 6 Fieldfare feeding on a nearby wheat field.
The marsh like everywhere else is well flooded.
A bridge too far
The bridge from the car park to the embankment is flooded, but access can be gained through the wicket gate at the back of the car park.
Anglers CP:
Scaup 1 x 1st Winter female. Great White Egret 1.
Whooper Swan 1 adult. Little Grebe 1. Pochard 357.
Wintersett Res:
Great White Egret 1. Pochard 25. Shoveler 3.
Kingfisher, 2 Common Gulls, Little Egret north, Treecreeper, and Tawny Owl showing well in a tree near the bypass. (Simon Cox. Richard Laverack/CG)
c200 Pink feet flew NW over Low Cudworth at 11.20hrs followed by c300 west over the reserve at 15.40hrs. (Dave Standish/JP)
Anglers CP:
1 x 1st Winter female Scaup. Great White Egret 2.
76 Pink-footed Geese flew west. Green Woodpecker 1.
Wintersett Res:
Cetti's Warbler 2.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Pink-footed Goose 1.
Anglers CP:
Scaup 1 1stW female. Great White Egret 2.
Golden Plover 17 flew north. Water Rail 1. Kingfisher 1.
Wintersett Res:
Cetti's Warbler 2. Fieldfare 8. Great White Egret 1.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Pink-footed Goose 2. Canada X Greylag Goose Hybrid 2.
Lesser Redpoll 1. Cetti's Warber 1.
4 Buzzards, 28 Lapwings, 4 Redwings, 7 Mistle Thrushes and 8 Red-legged Partridges were on show. (Chris Parkin)
Kingfisher, 3 Mistle Thrush, and a Barn Owl on a post near the car park at 16.00hrs. (JP)
Anglers CP:
Scaup 1 x 1st Winter female. Great White Egret 2. Pochard 356.
Goosander 10. Pintail 2 males. Kingfisher 1. Snipe 20.
Water Rail 1. Green Woodpecker 1. Pink-footed Goose 2.
Wintersett Res:
Great White Egret 1. Pochard 24. Goldeneye 54, Linnet 1.
Water Rail 1. Cetti's Warbler 3.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Goldeneye 16. Pied Wagtail 60 at Sewage Works.
Anglers CP:
Scaup 1 x 1st Winter female. Pintail 2 males.
Great White Egret 2. Pink-footed Goose 1.
Marsh Harrier 1 male + 1 cream crown over CP, flew towards Moorhouse Lane Ponds.
+ 1 cream crown flew south, all at 10.10hrs.
The latter bird was hunting over west bank marsh 11.10hrs on Wintersett Res..
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1. Teal 49. Little Grebe 1. Shoveler 3. Rook 230.
Wintersett Res:
Great White Egret 1. Shoveler 9. Little Grebe 3.
Redwing 15. Fieldfare 25. Nuthatch 2 in Pits Wood.
Cetti's Warbler 3. Coal Tit 1. Teal 1.
Haw Park Lane:
Redwing 25. Nuthatch 1.