Friday, 31 January 2025

Wintersett - 31st January 2025

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.

Thursday, 30 January 2025

Carlton Marsh

 2 Snipe, 47 Canada Geese, 1 Little Grebe, 20 Greylags south (L & A Corrall/CG).

A Treecreeper was in Cudworth Park (K. Bannister).

Wintersett 30th January 2025

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.  

Wednesday, 29 January 2025

Carlton Marsh

 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.

Wintersett 29.01.2025

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.

Tuesday, 28 January 2025

Carlton Marsh

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 28.01.2025

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.   

Monday, 27 January 2025

Wintersett 27.01.2025

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.  

Sunday, 26 January 2025

Wintersett 26.01.2025

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.    

Saturday, 25 January 2025

Carlton Marsh

 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). 

Wintersett 25.01.2025

Anglers CP: 

A Jack Snipe was seen from the main hide.   

Oystercatcher 1.   Shoveler 1 drake.  

Cold Hiendley Res:

Whooper Swan 1 adult.

Friday, 24 January 2025

Wintersett 24.01. 2025

 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.   

Thursday, 23 January 2025

Carlton Marsh

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).

Wintersett 23rd .01.2025

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. 

Wednesday, 22 January 2025

Carlton Marsh & Cudworth Commom

 Carlton Marsh
4 Greylag, 44 Canada Geese, 2 Cettis's Warbler, 1 Common Gull, 1 Cormorant, 4 Water Rails called as dusk approached.  
 
The Bittern was seen briefly flying from one reed bed to another (from Elain'e's seat) at 16.43hrs, and c100 Pink Feet flew west in the fading light (CG).
 
Cudworth Common
6 Redpolls and 3 Siskins were feeding in Larch trees (L. & A. Corrall).

Wintersett 22.01.2025

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.

Tuesday, 21 January 2025

Carlton Marsh

 c200 Pink Feet flew west at 15.05hrs (JP).

Wintersett 21.01.2025

 Anglers CP:

A Great White Egret was present this morning. 

Sunday, 19 January 2025

Carlton Marsh

2 Tawny Owls came out of their roost at dusk and the Bittern showed at 16.50hrs (Dave Standish).

Wintersett Bird Walk 19.01.2025

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. 

Saturday, 18 January 2025

Carlton Marsh

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


Female Kingfisher (Helen Todd)
Buzzard (Helen Todd)

Wintersett 18.01.2025

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.  

Friday, 17 January 2025

Carlton Marsh & Cudworth Common

 Carlton Marsh
At dusk a Snipe took off from the marsh and a Bittern climbed up the reeds in the scrape opposite Elaine's seat on the embankment (Dave Standish). A Fox was on the prowl.
 
Earlier a female Merlin was seen near Royston Road, Cudworth (half a mile east of the reserve) (JP).
 
Cudworth Common
37 Fieldfares, 1 Redwing, 6 Mistle Thrushes, 7 Starlings, 3 Coal Tits, 1 Redpoll, 2 Kestrels, 3 Buzzards and 1 LBB Gull over (L. & A. Corrall).

Wintersett 17.01.2025

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.

Thursday, 16 January 2025

Carlton Marsh

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.

Wintersett 16.01.2025

 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.

Wednesday, 15 January 2025

Carlton Marsh

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).

Ardsley Viaduct
32 Red-legged Partridge, 2 Buzzard, Great Spot Woodpecker, a mixed group of c30 Titmice, 1 Linnet and Sparrowhawk with a Robin in its grip (C. Parkin).

Wintersett - Wednesday 15.01.2025

 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. 

Tuesday, 14 January 2025

Wintersett 14.01.2025

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. 

Monday, 13 January 2025

Wintersett 13.01.2025

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

Sunday, 12 January 2025

Walton Hall WeBS

Walton Hall WeBs:

Mute Swan 13.   Coot 77.   Tufted Duck 4.

Pochard 3.   Mallard 18.  Grey Heron 1.

Wintersett WeBs 12.01.2025

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. 

Saturday, 11 January 2025

Carlton Marsh

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).

Wintersett 11.01.2025

Minus 5 degrees at dawn!

Anglers CP:

Pintail 1 male.  Teal 70.   Little Grebe 3.

Cold Hiendley Res:

Whooper Swan 1 adult.  Kingfisher 1.

Friday, 10 January 2025

Wintersett 10.01.2025 - Minus 4 degrees at dawn!

 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.

Carlton Marsh 9/1/25

The temperature at first light in the car park was -6c.

3 male  2 female, 2 Cormorants, 1 Grey Wagtail, 28 Teal. (Chris Parkin)

Thursday, 9 January 2025

Wintersett area - 09.01.2025 - minus 3 degrees at dawn, and quite a lot of ice!!

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. 

Wednesday, 8 January 2025

Low Cudworth

 A Skein of Pink Feet appeared to be flying NW after dark at 19.17hrs. (Richard Laverack)

Wintersett Sightings 08.01.2025

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.

Tuesday, 7 January 2025

Wintersett 07.01.2025

 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.

Monday, 6 January 2025

Carlton Marsh

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.

 
The hide has floodwater pouring underneath it, but it is secure and dry inside.

                                           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.

Wintersett - January 6th 2025

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.

Sunday, 5 January 2025

Carlton Marsh 4/1/25

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) 

Saturday, 4 January 2025

Wintersett Saturday 4th January 2025

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. 

Friday, 3 January 2025

Wintersett 03.01.2025.

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.

Ardsley Viaduct Area

4 Buzzards, 28 Lapwings, 4 Redwings, 7 Mistle Thrushes and 8 Red-legged Partridges were on show. (Chris Parkin)

Thursday, 2 January 2025

Carlton Marsh

Kingfisher, 3 Mistle Thrush, and a Barn Owl on a post near the car park at 16.00hrs. (JP)

Wintersett - January 2nd 2025. Anglers CP + Wintersett Res. + Cold Hiendley Res.

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.

Wednesday, 1 January 2025

Wintersett - January 1st 2025

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.