Wintersett + Gull Roost 06.01.19

6 -7 degrees with 8/8 decreasing to 2/8 cloud and a cold south westerly breeze.
 Cold Hiendley Res. + SF:  Siberian Chiffchaff  1  and Chiffchaffs 4.  A Willow Tit was on the south bank of the Res..
Haw Park Wood: A Peregrine flew over.
 Anglers CP: Teal 9.   A Woodcock flew over after dark. 
Wintersett Res: Pink-footed Goose 2.  Cetti's Warbler 1 north bank.   Bullfinch 10 north east corner.  Little Grebe 3.  Shoveler 2 drakes.  Goosander 29.  Treecreeper 1 south west bank.
Gull Roosts Notables: The 1st W Mediterranean Gull was on the rock wall at ACP.  The adult Yellow-legged Gull was on Wintersett Res..
Michael Clegg memorial bird race: Thank you to all the Yorkshire birders who have taken part in raising money for FileyBird Obs hide refurbishment and a new feeding station at Wintersett. 

                     Siberian Chiffchaff           CHRes. SF            PMeredith
 

                      Mediterranean Gull  adult               ACP    SDenny

Tortoiseshell

Stocksbridge - Small Tortoiseshell in the garden this morning.

Carlton Marsh

On the wader scrape 39 Herring Gulls, 1 GBB Gull + 10 south, 12 Common Gulls, 3 Cormorants  and 20 Lapwings. Elsewhere Snipe 3, Kingfisher, Lesser Redpoll 8, Bullfinch 12 together + 2 + 3 and 20 Redwings (Dave Smith/Richard Laverack/CG)

Wintersett + Gull Roosts + Pics 05.01.19

3 - 6 degrees with 8/8 cloud and a cold westerly breeze.
Anglers CP: Pink-footed Goose 2.  Little Grebe 3.  Pochard 50 + 5 CHRes..
Cold Hiendley Res + SF: Siberian Chiffchaff 1.  Chiffchaff 2.  Cetti's Warbler 1 south bank.  Water Rail 1 south west corner.
Haw Park Wood: Siskin 5.   Nuthatch 1 Fox Well + 1 Wood Yard.
Anglers CP + Wintersett Res. Gull Roosts:
                                                                  ACP                  WRes
Mediterrranean Gull                                  1  1stW
Yellow-legged Gull                                                    1  adult + 1 1stW
Great Black-backed Gull                           350                       18
Herring Gull                                            1900                      500
Lesser Black-backed Gull                             1                          3
Black-headed Gull                                14000
Here's a great selection of Siberian Chiffchaff pics, taken today, by Mick Hemingway .

Carlton Marsh

This afternoon 14 Herring Gulls and 20 Lapwings were on the wader scrape. A Barn Owl, the first since August 2018, was hunting the western meadow at 13.50hrs and a Tawny Owl called at dusk (Chris Parkin)

Wintersett + Gull Roost + Pics 04.01.19

3 - 6 degrees with 8/8 cloud and a very cold westerly.
Anglers CP: Pink-footed Goose 2.  Greylag Goose 235.  Teal 7 + 1 WRes..
Wintersett Res: Cetti's Warbler 1 male on north west bank.
Anglers CP Gull Roost: There was a large roost tonight, but unfortunately lots of birds were coming in from the east on dark.  Psycho, the adult Yellow-legged Gull and a 1st W Mediterranean Gull
( same bird was on WRes 31.12.18) were notable.  Great Black-backed Gull 400.  Herring Gull 2300. Lesser Black-backed Gull 1.

 2 shots of the Mediterranea Gull   1st W    ACP  Roost      SDenny

Yellow-legged Gull adult (Psycho)  ACP roost  SDenny

The Edge 04/01/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 5 Mute Swan, 12 Canada Geese, 8 Greylag, 169 Wigeon, 11 Shoveler, 10 Mallard, 9 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant, 5 Moorhen, 1 Coot, c200 Golden Plover over west at 9.18am, 37 Lapwing, 104 BH Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 Pied Wagtail, 7 Redwing and 4 Fieldfare. P. Kent also had 2 Stonechat near the corner pond.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 2 Mute Swan, 34 Canada Geese, 11 Greylag, 1 Shelduck, 33 Gadwall, 33 Teal, 24 Wigeon, 11 Tufted Duck, 7 Shoveler, 6 Mallard, 1 Pochard, 1 Cormorant,1 Kestrel,  67 Lapwing, 112 BH Gull, 4 Common Gull and 1 LBB Gull.
Bolton Ings - Highlight was a hunting Barn Owl; twice over the near edge of the eastern pond and once over the far edge. On the open water were 2 Mute Swan, 74 Greylag, 6 Pochard, 3m+3f Goosander, 2 Mallard, 2 Gadwall, 2 Tufted Duck, 10 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 358 Coot, 3 Common Gull and 1 BH Gull. Also present were 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 2 Kingfisher (on Knoll Beck) and 1 Jay.

Cawthorne / Midhope 3/1/19.

Cawthorne just e of Barnby Hall. Productive half an hour with Red Kite near the M1 just s of A635. Two skiens of Pinkfeet within a few minutes going w about 1-50pm were 205 in the first and c 100 in the second. Plovers, 350 Lapwing, c 700+ Golden Plover and 2 hares. Midhope, - very steady with 30 Teal on the res, Crossbills heard only, Siskin 2, Raven 2, 1 GS Pecker, Buzzard, Kestrel.

Wintersett + Gull Roost 03.01.19

2 - 5 degrees with 8/8 cloud and a cold south westerly breeze.
Anglers CP: Greylag Goose 234.  Pink-footed Goose 2. 
Cold Hiendley SF: Siberian Chiffchaff 1.  Chiffchaff 1. Meadow Pipit 40.  Grey Wagtail 2. 
Anglers CP Gull Roost: The adult Yellow-legged Gull (Psycho),  was the only notable tonight.

Carlton Marsh

On the wader scrape 32 Herring Gulls, 1 Common Gull and 17 Lapwing (Richard Laverack)

On my last ringing session with Vivien Hartwell, before she goes home, we didn't see any Willow Tits, but a female Kingfisher made up for it. Another bird, presumably a male, was dashing around the scrape at the same time. This is the 12th Kingfisher caught here in the last 3 years.

Coal Tit (Photos by Vivien Hartwell)

Cudworth

c75 Pink Feet Geese flew north over my home on the Newtown estate at 13.40hrs. (CG)

Worsborough Bridge
3 Waxwings were seen on William Street today (Andrew Corrall - Postman).

Wintersett + Gull Roost 02.01.19

2 - 5 degrees with 8/8 cloud and cold,  but light north westerly.
Anglers CP: Water Rail 1 south west bank.  Peregrine 1 over.  Greylag Goose 195.  Pink-footed Goose 3.  Cormorant 14.  Wigeon 390.  Canada Goose 148.
Cold Hiendley Res. SF: Siberian Chiffchaff 1.  Chiffchaff 1.
Haw Park Wood: Siskin 20.
Anglers CP Gull Roost: Psycho, the adult Yellow-legged Gull and 400 Great Black-backed Gulls were in late afternoon. 

Wilthorpe Marsh 02-01-2019 - Water Pipit

7.30 - 9.00am - One, possibly two Water Pipits, also Kingfisher on river 

Carlton Marsh

On the wader scrape today 18 Herring Gulls 3, Common Gulls, 16 Lapwings and a Cormorant. Elsewhere Goldcrest, Siskin, 5 Redpoll, Gt. Spot Woodpecker, Sparrowhawk, 4 Redwing, 4 Bullfinch, Coal Tit singing, Kingfisher, 3 Yellow Buntings in to roost, male Tawny Owl and 2 Snipe at dusk.

Yesterday a Small Tortoiseshell butterfly was seen in Les Corrall's Cudworth garden.

Wilthorpe Marsh 2/1/19. P Middleton, S Green. + Cawthorne.

Sewage farm, Water Pipit 4, Meadow Pipit 60, 1 calling Willow Tit, Chiffchaff 1, L Egret 1, Lapwing 7 down, Goosander 3 e. Cawthorne. - e of barnby hall, 500+ Golden Plover, 200+ Lapwing.

The Edge 02/01/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 1 Mute Swan, 149 Canada Geese, 3 Greylag, 1 Shelduck, 142 Wigeon, 18 Shoveler, 6 Mallard, 3 Gadwall, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Teal, 1m Goosander, 2 Cormorant, 4 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 60+ Lapwing, 5 Golden Plover, 79 BH Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 LBB Gull and 1 Pied Wagtail.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were c150 Canada Geese, 11 Greylag, 2 Pink Footed Geese, 44 Teal, 28 Wigeon, 18 Gadwall, 12 Tufted Duck, 4 Mallard, 2 Pochard, 8 Cormorant, 5 Coot, 57 Lapwing, 212 BH Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 3 LBB Gull and 6 Common Gull.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 5 Mute Swan, 2 Greylag, 12 Mallard, 12 Pochard, 7 Gadwall, 7 Tufted Duck, 5 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 368 Coot, 4 Common Gull, 3 BH Gull, 2 Herring Gull and 1 LBB Gull. Also present were 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, c40 Lapwing over west, 2 Green Woodpecker and 1 Greater Spotted Woodpecker

Wintersett + Gull Roosts 01.01.19

5 - 8 degrees with 6/8  dark, but decreasing cloud and a cold northerly wind.
Anglers CP: Jack Snipe 1.  Snipe 3.  Pochard 35.  A Peregrine took a Lapwing from the shallows.
Cold Hiendley + SF:  Tawny Owl 1.  Siberian Chiffchaf and just one Chiffchaff seen this morning.
Old Royston Flash: Red-legged Partridge 12.
Walton Hall: Psycho the adult Yellow-legged Gull was seen.
Haw Park Wood: Nuthatch 2 in Blue Bridge area. Siskin 1.
Wintersett Res: Lesser Redpoll  45 were around the west bank. Cetti's Warbler 1 singing male in the boathouse reeds + 1 on the south bank CHRes.  Little Grebe 5+ 1 ACP
Wintersett:  Little Owl 1 
WRes + ACP Gull Roosts:  Lesser Black-backed Gull    2 WR  +    4 ACP
                                                Herring Gull                     280 WR  + 500  ACP
                                                Great Black-backed Gull   11 WR   +  86   ACP

Off we go ! Wintersett Area Day List 01.01.19 HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR READERS

A co-ordinated effort got us off to an excellent start, with  a total of 74 bird species seen today.

Wintersett Area Day List         1st  January  2019
1	Mute Swan	41	Great Spotted Woodpecker
2	Greylag Goose	42	Meadow Pipit
3	Canada Goose	43	Pied Wagtail
4	Pink-footed Goose	44	Grey Wagtail
5	Mallard	45	Wren
6	Gadwall	46	Dunnock
7	Wigeon	47	Robin
8	Teal	48	Song Thrush
9	Pochard	49	Redwing
10	Tufted Duck	50	Fieldfare
11	Goldeneye	51	Blackbird
12	Goosander	52	Chiffchaff
13	Red-legged Partridge	53	Goldcrest
14	Pheasant	54	Wren
15	Little Grebe	55	Great Tit
16	Great Crested Grebe	56	Coal Tit
17	Cormorant	57	Blue Tit
18	Grey Heron	58	Long-tailed Tit
19	Common Buzzard	59	Nuthatch
20	Kestrel	60	Treecreeper
21	Peregrine	61	Magpie
22	Moorhen	62	Jay
23	Coot	63	Jackdaw
24	Water Rail	64	Carrion Crow
25	Grey Plover	65	House Sparrow
26	Lapwing	66	Tree Sparrow
27	Snipe	67	Chaffinch
28	Jack Snipe	68	Linnet
29	Black-headed Gull	69	Lesser Redpoll
30	Common Gull	70	Goldfinch
31	Herring Gull	71	Siskin
32	Great Black-backed Gull	72	Bullfinch
33	Lesser Black-backed Gull	73	Reed Bunting
34	Yellow-legged Gull	74	Yellowhammer
35	Feral Pigeon	75
36	Stock Dove	76
37	Wood Pigeon	77
38	Collared Dove	78
39	Tawny Owl	79
40	Little Owl	80