This morning on the wader scrape, 1 LRP, 14 Herring/LBBGulls, 1 Grey Wagtail and 3 Lapwings (K. Bannister).
Anglers CP:
2 adult Mediterranean Gulls + 1 1st Summer bird, flew in from the south ,
left west at 09.25hrs.
Oystercatcher 4.
Wintersett Res:
A Red Kite flew over east bank field.
A Little Egret flew south west.
Common Tern 6. Grey Wagtail 2.
A brood of fledged, young Cetti's Warblers were on the dam wall.
A drake Shelduck on the wader scrape at 0.6.20hrs was the first for this year (Neil Lunn).
Anglers CP:
Herring Gull 7.
Painted Lady 1 flew north.
Wintersett Res:
Sand Martin 50.
Yellow Wagtail 1 male on boathouse slipway.
Painted Lady 1 on west bank.
A Cuckoo sang at 07.25hrs and a Barn was hunting the field behind Farfield Cottages at 20.30hrs. It left NE with a vole (K. Bannister/CG).
Anglers CP:
Crossbill 2 flew south
Teal 2 males.. Oystercatcher 5.
Little Ringed Plover 2
Ringlet 1.
Wintersett Res:
Hobby 1 x 1st summer.
Painted Lady Butterfly 1 on north bank.
Ringlet 1. Common Tern 4.
Great Crested Grebe 2 young in boathouse reeds.
Little Egret, 2 Grey Wagtail, Grey Partridge, 4 Lapwing, 2 Cormorant.
Insects included 46 S. Tortoiseshell, 3 Peacock, 1 Comma (new brood), 23 Speckled Wood, 12 Meadow Brown, 2 Ringlet, 25 Large Skipper, 1 Common Blue, 1 Small Copper, 2m Brimstone, 1m Orange-tip.
8 Chimney Sweeper moths and c200 Banded Damselflies (Chris Parkin).
Carlton Marsh Insects
1 Red Admiral, 3 Meadow Brown, 1 Common Blue, 1 Large Skipper, 12 Small Tortoiseshell.
24 Burnet Companion, 1 Blackneck.
1m 1f Broad-bodied Chaser, 1 female type Black-tailed Skimmer and 2 Thick-legged Beetles.
Flowers included Brooklime (CG).
Anglers CP:
Black-necked Grebe 1.
Teal 1 male.
Ringed Plover 1.
Little Ringed Plover 2.
Wintersett Res:
Hobby 1 x 1st summer.
Common Tern 16.
Great Crested Grebe - 2 young in the boathouse reeds.
Anglers CP:
Black-necked Grebe 1.
Teal 1 male.
Ringed Plover 1.
Little Ringed Plover 2.
Wintersett Res:
Hobby 1 x 1st summer.
Common Tern 16.
Great Crested Grebe 2 young in boathouse reeds.
The bird highlights of today were; a singing Cuckoo and a Goldcrest, Treecreeper, a Greenfinch fly-over, and a Little Ringed Plover on the wader scrape.
Also of note 2f Broad-bodied Chasers in front of the hide where 2m & 1f Black-tailed Skimmer were seen on Friday 6th (L & A Corrall) .
News came that 4 young have hatched in the local Peregrine nest! (per P. Rawson)
3 Oystercatchers and 2 Little Ringed Plovers were on the wader scrape this afternoon.
Also single Small Heath and Meadow Brown butterflies.
Anglers CP:
Black-necked Grebe - 2 in summer plumage.
Little Egret - 1 seen briefly.
Ringed Plover 1.
Little Ringed Plover 2
Lapwing 51.
Oystercatcher 4.
Gadwall 13.
Teal 3 males.
Wigeon 1 adult male.
Wintersett Res:
Wigeon 1 male and 1 female.
Gadwall 4.
Common Tern 10.
Grey Wagtail 4 juveniles near boathouse,
Dragonfly: Brown Hawker 1.
Botany Bay:
Gadwall 1 female and 9 young.
Anglers CP:
Ringed Plover 1. Little Ringed Plover 2.
Oystercatcher 4. Lapwing 38.
Lesser Whitethroat 1 male.
Cormorant 1.
A Group of 13 small goslings were seen
Wintersett Res:
Common Tern 12.
Sand Martin 24.
Butterfly:
Meadow Brown 1 Anglers CP.
This evening the Terns returned at 19.30hrs the male presented 2 small fish the female waiting patiently on a post. They left south at 20.10hrs. The 2 LRP's were back on the wader scrape with a probable Caspian Tern and 2 broods of 8 Mallard (CG).
Anglers CP:
Ringed Plover 1.
Little Ringed Plover 2.
Oystercatcher 4.
Common Tern 2.
Cormorant 1.
Wintersett Res:
Common Tern 12.
Goldeneye 1 female.
Gadwall 10 young.
Sand Martin 20.
Anglers CP:
Butterfly - Large Skipper 1.
Anglers CP:
Ringed Plover 1. Little Ringed Plover 2.
Pochard 2. Gadwall 14. Common Tern 3,
Oystercatcher 5.
A Mallard Duckling was taken by a pike!
Anglers CP:
Crossbill 2 flew south west at 10.00hrs.
Ringed Plover 1.
Little Ringed Plover 3.
Peregrine 1.
Swift 150.
Sand Martin 2.
A Cuckoo sang this morning and a Little Ringed Plover was on the wader scrape (K. Bannister).
This afternoon 1 LRP, 4 Lapwings and a Little Egret on the wader scrape. A glimpse of a Buzzard carrying large prey disappeared behind the trees, could have been a young Pheasant?
Also of note a male Broad-bodied Chaser and a male Hairy Dragonfly, both seen from the hide (CG).
Anglers CP:
Ringed Plover 1. Little Ringed Plover 2. Common Tern 1.
Wintersett Res:
Goldeneye 1 female. Common Tern 4,
Haw Park:
Southern Hawker 1.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Mute Swan 5 young. Grey Wagtail 1 adult.
Cetti's Warbler 1 male. Great Spotted Woodpecker 2.
Anglers CP:
Mediterranean Gull 1 adult.
Little Ringed Plover 2.
Common Tern 2.
Holly Blue 2 ACP.
Dragonfly:
4 Spotted Chaser 1 ACP.
Winterset Reservoir:
Ringed Plover 1 flew north.
Common Tern 6.
Goldeneye 1 female.
Hairy Dragonfly 1 male.
Botany Bay Odonata:
Male Emperor 1.
Black-tailed Skimmer 1 male.
Red-eyed Damselfly 6 male + 1 female.
Anglers CP:
Ringed Plover 1.
Little Ringed Plover 2.
Common Tern 3.
Cormorant 1.
Hobby 1.
Red Kite 1.
Wintersett Res:
Common Tern 6.
Carlton Marsh
7 members of the Sorby Breck Group visited today. Here are just a few of the species they found. 2 Common Tern from 15.30hrs. 2 Oystercatchers were on the wader scrape with 20 Herring gulls.
16 Burnet Companion moths and 1 micro Nemophora degeerella.
Butterflies, 4 Common Blue, 1 Small Heath, 1 Red Admiral, 6 Speckled Wood.
Dragonflies included 5 4 Four Spot Chasers, 1f Broad-bodied Chaser, 2 Large Red Damsels and Azure was abundant.
Roesel's Bush Cricket, Conehead larvae, and a Common Grasshopper. A Cellar Spider was languishing in the toilet block and a Spotted Longhorn Beetle was on Hogweed.
Common Spotted, Southern Marsh and a single Bee Orchid. A surprise Bilberry plant found growing in the southern meadow is new to the data base.
Anglers CP:
Ringed Plover 1.
Little Ringed Plover 1.
Teal 1 male.
Common Tern 1.
Wintersett Res:
Common Tern 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1.
2 Common Terns visited the scrape again this morning and again this evening from18.00hrs to at least 20.00hrs (K. Bannister/CG).
3 Oystercatchers flew south at 08.36hrs and a fresh dead Common Shrew was found (K. Bannister/J. Finch).
A Little Ringed Plover was on the wader scrape at dusk (CG).
2 Common Terns returned to the scrape at 17.39hrs, they left east at 19.12hrs.
The 4 Oystercatchers were still on the wader scrape on leaving at 18.15hrs and 2 Little Ringed Plovers were present from 18.13hrs (Simon Cox).
Photos by Simon Cox
2 Common Terns were feeding over the scrape at 08.00hrs (Rob & Lynne Frost).
4 adult Oystercatchers alighted on the wader scrape at 12.50hrs (CG) and an LRP was seen here earlier. A Goldcrest sang near the viewing point (L & A Corrall).
Anglers CP:
Ringed Plover 1.
Little Ringed Plover 1.
Teal 1 male
Shoveler 1 male
Common Tern 1.
Wintersett Res:
Common Tern 2.
2 Common Terns were feeding over the scrape at 06.40hrs (K. Bannister).
2 Oystercatchers flew NE at 16.20hrs (JP).
Anglers CP:
A Spoonbill and 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls flew south over ACP..
Oystercatcher 5. Little Ringed Plover 1 on shallows. Cormorant 1 ACP.
7 Goslings and 4 small ducklings were in the shallows.
2 Common Terns visited the scrape again, 2 LRP were on the wader scrape this morning and just 1 this afternoon.
A Cormorant flew north and a Peregrine south.
2 Cetti's Warbler and a Goldcrest sang, and 6 House Martins were feeding over the Western Meadow (L & A Corrall/CG).
Wintersett:
Goldeneye 1. Common Tern 13.
Swift 100 + 120 ACP.
Anglers CP:
Redshank 1. Dunlin 1.
Shoveler 1 male.
Little Ringed Plover 1.
Oystercatcher 4.
Cormorant 1 in shallows.
Two Common Terns were feeding on the scrape at 07.15hrs (K. Bannister) and a Little Egret called in at 10.10hrs (K. Pickard).
On the wader scrape Oystercatcher and 1 more south (JP).
On the wader scrape Oystercatcher from 06.49hrs to at least 08.00hrs (N. Lunn/K. Bannister).
A Little Ringed Plover was there at 10.45hrs and later 10 Herring Gulls and 11 LBB Gulls alighted. Most were immatures (CG).
Cold Hiendley Reservoir:
Gadwall 3.
Anglers CP:
Black-necked Grebe 2. Ringed Plover 1.
Little Ringed Plover 1. Oystercatcher 4.
All sightings are from Chris Parkin.
Carlton Marsh 17th May 2025, 13 Dingy Skipper, 1 Brown Argus, 5 Small Copper and 34 Burnet Companion.
Littleworth Park 19th May 1 Large Skipper, 2 Red Admiral, 18 Dingy Skipper, 7 Burnet Companion, 12 Mother Shipton.
Royd Moor 20th May 15 Wall Brown,1 Large Skipper.
Carlecoates 20th May 2 Whinchat, Cuckoo, 4 Wall Brown, 4 Small Copper, 8 Small Heath, 10 Green Hairstreak. Also Curlew 4 with chick close by.
Barrow 22nd May 1 Painted Lady, 78 Small Heath, 12 Dingy Skipper, 22 Burnet Companion and 1 Forester moth.
South Kirkby 23rd May 107 Common Blue, 12 Brimstone (8m), 5 Brown Argus, 21 Dingy Skipper, 2 Burnet Companion, 8 Mother Shipton, 14 Cinnabar moth and 2 Grey Partridge.
Mute Swan 7. Canada Goose 86. Greylag Goose 11.
Cormorant 1. Great Crested Grebe 11. Coot 77.
Moorhen 13. Mallard 47. Gadwall 16. Tufted Duck 22.
Goldeneye 1. Common Term 4. Oystercatcher 4. Lapwing 3.
Little Ringed Plover 1. Kingfisher 1. Grey Heron 1.
Anglers CP:
A Little Egret flew north.
Oystercatcher 5. Little Ringed Plover 1 in the shallows.
7 Goslings and 4 small ducklings were in the shallows.
Wintersett Res:
Goldeneye 1 female. Common Tern 4.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Kingfisher 1. Grey Heron 1. Cetti's Warbler 1 male.
Anglers CP:
Little Gull 1 adult on the shallows, along with a Curlew,
a Little Ringed Plover and Common Sandpiper 2.
Goldeneye 1 female. Lesser Whitethroat 1 male on Pol.
Wintersett Res:
White Wagtail 4 in north bank field.
Goldeneye 1 female. Sedge Warbler 4 males.
Whitethroat 2 males.
Reed Warbler 6 males. Lesser Whitethroat 1 male.
Arctic Tern 1. White Wagtail 3 in north bank field
Same Little Gull was seen.
Cuckoo 1 male. Hobby 6. Goldeneye 1 female.
Grey Wagtail 5. Common Tern 7. Swift 70.
Wintersett Res:
Same Little Gull was seen. Sedge Warbler 10 males.
Reed Warbler 8 males. Arctic Tern 1.
Dragonflies:
Hairy Dragonflies 3. 4 Spotted Chaser 2.
Red-eyed Damselfly 1.
Wintersett Res:
An Osprey was circling over between 08.20 - 08.30 hrs,
then drifted off north west.
Cuckoo 1 male. Shoveler 1 male + 1 female.
Common Tern 7. Goldeneye 1 female.
Sand Martin 60. Green Woodpecker 1.
Sedge Warbler 8 singing males.
Anglers Country Park:
2 Red Kites flew east. Shelduck 1. Hobby 4.
Greylag Goose 41. Canada Goose 40.
Little Ringed Plover 1. Starling 30.
An Avocet was on the shallows. Little Gull 1 adult.
Wintersett Res:
An Osprey circled over with a fish, between 08.20hrs - 08,30hrs,
then drifted off north west.
Cuckoo 1 male. Shoveler 1 male + 1 female.
Goldeneye 1 female. Common Tern 7.
Anglers CP:
An Avocet was on the shallows.
A Little Gull adult remained from yesterday,
Common Tern 1. A Great White Egret flew over.
Dunlin 1. Little Ringed Plover 1.
White Wagtail 1.
Red Kite 2 flew east. Shelduck 1.
Hobby 4. Greylag Goose 41.
Canada Geese 40. Little Ringed Plover 1.
Starling 30.
Wintersett Res:
A Cuckoo was on the north bank.
Green Woodpecker 1.
Sedge Warbler 8 singing males.
Moorhouse Lane Ponds:
An Osprey flew over with a fish - 12.30hrs.
Hen Harrier 1 adult male flew south at 12.40hrs. (T. Wilson)
Anglers CP:
Pochard 1 male. Cormorant 1.
Oystercatcher 5 adults + 1 young.
Wintersett Res:
A Cuckoo was calling on the north bank.
Common Tern 10. Little Gull 1 x 1st summer from 3.10 p.m.
Black-headed Gull - 230 feeding on insects.
Herring Gull 80. Pochard 1 male.
Lesser Whitethroat 1 male. Hobby 2.
Wintersett Res:
Hairy Dragonfly 2 males.
Red-eyed Damselflies - 7 males off north bank.
8 males + 1 female, Botany Bay.
Pol boardwalk pond:
Large Red damselfly 2 males + 1 female.
Butterflies:
Wintersett Res:
1 Red Admiral , 1 Orange Tip
Anglers CP:
4 Brimstone.
On the wader scrape 7 Herring Gulls, 2 Lapwings, 10 Greylags and a Little Ringed Plover (CG).
2 Grey Wagtails that alighted on the embankment were new for this month (MW).
Butterflies included this year's first Red Admiral in pristine condition, 8 Dingy Skipper, 3 Small Heath, 5 Common Blue, & 1 Small Copper. 12 Burnet Moths were on the Western Meadow (C. Parkin).
Anglers CP:
Little Ringed Plover 1. Oystercatcher 1 young.
Herring Gull 18.
Wintersett Res:
Common Tern 8. Goldeneye 1 female.
Hobby 1 adult.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Shoveler 1 male + 1 female.
Anglers CP:
A Little Ringed Plover was the notable bird seen at ACP this morning!
Anglers CP:
Little Ringed Plover 1.
Wintersett Res:
Common Tern 3. Goldeneye 1 female. Hobby 2.
Butterflies:
Holly Blue 1. Wall Brown 1 on Haw Park Lane Hill.
Carlton Marsh
LRP, 4 LBB Gulls, Little Egret, Cuckoo and 2 Lesser Whitethroats singing along with 3 more just outside the recording area (JP/ J. Finch).
Yesterday an Oystercatcher flew east and Red-legged Partridge was seen (JP).
Anglers CP:
A Grasshopper Warbler was singing on the east bank.
Wintersett Res:
Common Tern 1. Little Grebe 1.
Butterfly - Anglers CP:
Holly Blue 1.
Anglers CP:
Oystercatcher 2 young + 1 young.
Gadwall 10.
Disposal Point:
Dingy Skipper 5.
Moorhouse Lane Ponds:
Azure Damselfly 1. Small Copper 1.
Small Yellow Underwing 1.
Wintersett Res:
Marsh Harrier - 1 cream crown hunting over Reed beds 07.40 - 08.00 hrs.
Whimbrel 1 flew north. Hobby 1, Common Tern 2.
Anglers CP:
Common Sandpiper 1. Little Ringed Plover 1.
Cormorant 2,
Butterflies:
Red Admiral 1. Holly Blue 1.
Several Brimstones!
A butterfly survey produced 1m 1f Common Blue, 26 Speckled Wood, 31 Dingy Skipper, 13 Small Heath, 2 Holly Blue, 1 Small Copper, 2m Brimstone and 15 Orange-tip.
Day flying moths included 4 Burnet Companion, 7 Mother Shipton and 2 Small Yellow Underwing. 2f Broad-bodied Chaser were also of note (Chris Parkin).
Anglers CP:
Oystercatcher 2 young. Common Tern 2,
Yellow Wagtail 1.
Butterfly:- Common Blue 1 male.
Wintersett Res:
Hobby - 3 adults catching insects.
Dragonfly:
A pair of Red-eyed Damselflies were on Botany.
Anglers CP:
Common Sandpiper 1. Common Tern 2.
Wintersett Res:
Common Tern 12. Little Grebe 1.
Goldeneye 1 female.
Kingfisher, 4 Spot Chaser, 2m Broad-bodied Chaser, 1 Large Red Damselfly, 10 Burnett Companion, 2 Mother Shipton & 1 Small Yellow Underwing.
Butterflies included 10 Peacock, 37 Speckled Wood, 13 Dingy Skipper, 3 Small Copper, 1m Brimstone, 13 Orange-tip, 17 Large White, 5 Small White and 7 Green Veined White (Chris Parkin).
This morning female Peregrine, Cuckoo, Oystercatcher, LRP, Common Sandpiper and Sand Martin were the notables (JP).
Cuckoo was still showing well this evening and the LRP was still on the wader scrape (S. Cox).
Anglers CP:
Ringed Plover 1. Little Ringed Plover 2.
Common Sandpiper 1. Cuckoo 1 male.
Hobby 1.
Wintersett Res:
Arctic Tern 1. Common Tern 12. Hobby 2.
A Little Ringed Ringed Plover and a Cuckoo were the only birds of note, as most of the returning migrant passerines are settling down to breed (K. Bannnister/JP).
Anglers CP:
Common Sandpiper 1.
Sedge Warbler 6 males on east bank.
Wintersett Res:
Common Tern 8. Lesser Whitethroat 1 male.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Cetti's Warbler 1 male (by sewage works).
Grey Wagtail, 1 carrying food at sewage works,
a pair and 3 young on spillway.
Canada Goose 1.
2 Little Ringed Plover were on the wader scrape.
At least 6 Whitethroats, 9 Blackcaps, 12 Chiffchaffs, 2 Sedge Warblers and 6 Reed Warblers were singing.
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| Little Ringed Plover (Simon Cox). |
A Little Ringed Plover was on the wader scrape this morning (JP).
A breeding female Long-tailed Tit ringed here on 8th July 2024 was re trapped at nearby Rabbit Ings (D & A Pointon).
A male Cetti's Warbler ringed at Carlton Marsh on 5th November 2023 was re trapped in breeding condition today (CG).
Littleworth Park
9 Swift.
Anglers CP:
Common Sandpiper 1. Snipe 1.
Wintersett Res:
Common Tern 4. Common Sandpiper 1.
Goldeneye 1 female.
Dragonflies:
4 Spotted Chaser 1. Blue-tailed Damselfly 1.
Common Blue Damselfly 3.
Red-eyed Damselfly, 1 male Botany Bay.
Butterflies: at Disposal Point.
Common Blue - 2
Small Copper - 1.
Anglers CP:
Greenshank 1 briefly. Common Sandpiper 2.
Great White Egret 1. Teal 2. Common Tern 1.
Gadwall 9 males.
Wintersett Res:
A Ringed Plover flew north.
Common Tern 3. Goldeneye 1 female.
Haw Park:
Green Woodpecker 1.
Butterflies:
Holly Blue 2 Anglers CP.
Dragonflies:
4 Spot Chaser 1 Anglers CP.
Wintersett Res:
Great White Egret 1. Greylag Goose 8. Goldeneye 1 female.
Mallard 10 very small young,
Anglers CP:
Red kite 1 over. Canada Goose 6 very small young,
Mallard 12 very small young.
Wintersett Res: Butterflies:
2 Small Coppers.
Moth trapping overnight:
Alder Kitten 1. Chocolate Tip 3. Lunar Marbled Brown 4.
Waved Umber 6. Brindled Beauty 1. Coronet 1.
Pale Pinion 1. Alder Moth 1. Goldspot 1.
Butterflies included 86 Speckled Wood, 2m Brimstone, 2 Small Copper, 2 Holly Blue, 36 Orange-tip, 26 Large White, and some Small Tort. caterpillars.
Also 9 Large Red and 4 Common Blue Damselflies (Chris Parkin).
Anglers CP:
An Osprey flew over north at 10.30hrs.
Hobby 2.
Shoveler 1 male. Snipe 2.
Great Crested Grebe 2.
Lesser Whitethroat 1 male on the Pol.
Wintersett Res:
Great White Egret 1.
Common Sandpiper 1.
Great Crested Grebe 14.
Goldeneye 1 female.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Great Crested Grebe 8.
A Little Ringed Plover left the wader scrape north at 07.15hrs (K. Bannister).
A Canada Goose had a brood of 6 new very small young on the scrape and the Swans appeared to scraping a nest together.
