The Edge 10/10/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 9 Mute Swan, 26 Canada Geese, 47 Shoveler, 34 Teal, 24 Mallard, 14 Wigeon, 4 Gadwall, 1 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey heron, 1 Little Egret, 4 Coot, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 50+ Lapwing, 7 Golden Plover, 4+ Skylark, 2 Stonechat and 6 Redwing.
The Fleet - Viewable were 6 Canada Geese, 1 Mallard, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 67 Lapwing, 7 Golden Plover, 98 BH Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 10+ Skylark and 20+ Linnet.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 2+3juv Mute Swan, 66 Canada Geese, 1 Greylag, 37 Tufted Duck, 30 Shoveler, 30 Gadwall, 4 Mallard, 8 Little Grebe, 7 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 48 Coot, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 2 Kestrel, 49 Lapwing, 4 Golden Plover, 3+1juv LBB Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Swallow, 40+ Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher and 15+ Fieldfare.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 1 juv Mute Swan, 74 Greylag, 32 Canada Geese, 28 Wigeon, 10 Mallard, 6 Gadwall, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 Pochard, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Grebe,19 Cormorant, 1 Grey heron and 171 Coot. Also present were 3 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk and 5 Jay.

Wintersett + VIsMig 09.10.19

9 - 12 degrees with 7/8 cloud, squally showers and a a southerly breeze.
Anglers CP VisMig: per @Fitzybirder. 
Pink-footed Goose  65 east a t 10.08 hrs.  
Going south:  Goosander 1 very high.  Golden Plover 14.  Skylark 42.  Swallow 8.  House Martin  8. alba Wagtail 30.  Meadow Pipit 415.  Linnet 9.  Reed Bunting 4. 
Going west: Snipe 4.  Redwing 817.
Going north:  Rock Pipit 1 at 08.33hrs
Wintersett Res: A Merlin flew over at 16.23hrs. 
WRes: Boathouse Hedge:  Chiffchaff 5 ( 3 + 2 Haw Park Lane).  Brambling 1 dropped in. Goldcrest 4.   An interesting Lesser Whitethroat, with an Eastern look to it in sunlight, was in at 08.00hrs.  Late afternoon afternoon, the Lesser Whitethroat  looked warmer brown than this morning,  with nothing here to suggest anything other than curruca.

 Lesser Whitethroat   WRes. boathouse hedge  09.10.19  PMeredith

The Edge 09/10/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 8 Mute Swan, 76 Canada Geese, 1 Greylag, 54 Shoveler, 28 Wigeon, 17 Teal, 14 Mallard, 3 Gadwall, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Kestrel, 4 Coot, 182 Lapwing and 2 Stonechat. Early morning P. Kent and K. Fisher also had 250+ Redwing, c40 Skylark, c40 Pied Wagtail, 8 Goldcrest, 1 Chiffchaff and 1 Swallow.
The Fleet - Viewable were 1 Mute Swan, 5 Mallard, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, c80 Lapwing, 65 BH Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Swallow, 5+ Skylark, 20+ Linnet and 7 Reed Bunting.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 3+3juv Mute Swan, 36 Canada Geese, 1 Greylag, 55 Gadwall, 32 Tufted Duck, 20+ Shoveler, 3 Teal, 2 Wigeon, 1 male Goldeneye, 6 Little Grebe, 7 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 80+ Lapwing, 12 LBB Gull and 4 Jay.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 1+1juv Mute Swan, 172 Greylag, 115 Canada Geese, 55 Wigeon, 14 Shoveler, 13 Tufted Duck, 9 Gadwall, 8 Mallard, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Little Grebe, 18 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron and 212 Coot. Also present were 3 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay and 1 Grey Wagtail.

Carlton Marsh

Today was pretty well covered from first light. 10+2+2 Redwing dropped in with 3 Song Thrush and 13 Starling flew south. 21 Canada geese came in off the fields at dawn and 2 Greylags and c150 BH Gulls flew south. 3 Water Rails called from their respective territories and Kingfisher and Grey Partridge called. A Siskin was hanging in with a charm of Goldfinches (CG).

Adult male Bullfinch (CG)

Also of note 11 Shoveler, 3 Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 2 Cormorant, 2 Chiffchaff and 6 skylark flew south (Keith Bannister/Jim Plant) 

This afternoon Little Egret, 36 Gadwall, 10 Teal, Green Woodpecker, 2 GBB Gull south and 21 Lapwing. Also 2 Migrant Hawker, 6 Common Darter and a Fox (Dave Smith).

Butterflies enjoying the sun were, 4 Painted Lady, 10 Red Admiral, 24 Comma, 1 Peacock, 4 Large White, 1 GV White, 2 Small White, 3 Small Copper and a Silver Y moth (Chris Parkin) 

  

Wintersett Ringing Recovery - Reed Warbler

 per @BeckyBailey:

ADJ4606 is a Reed Warbler ringed as a juvenile

 by Pete Smith on 08/08/19 at Wintersett.

It was recaptured at Strensham Water Works on 02/09/19

That's a move SSW of 180km in 25 days!

 

Wintersett + VisMig - Pomarine Skua 08.10.19

11 - 15 degrees with 5/8 cloud and a light south westerly.
Anglers CP VisMig:per @Fitztbirder  07.10 - 12.10hrs.
A good number of Redwing moving from dawn, but had all but dried up by 09.00, when high flocks of Pink-footed Geese started moving east.  We ended up with a record count in 11 skeins! Undoubted highlight though was a juvenile Pomarine Skua that went north at 10.20 - (3rd Wintersett record, the others being in 1993 and 1989). Almost as unexpected was a covey of nine Grey Partridge that noisily u-turned past the watch point and flew back to nearby fields (Only second record for a vismig watch, I think!)
Pomarine Skua - 1 juvenile went north at 10.20hrs.   
Pink-footed Goose:  A record count of 1545 in 11 skeins!
Going south: Redwing  1352.  Skylark 18.  Swallow 11.  House Martin 2.  Song Thrush 7.  Mistle Thrush 2.  alba Wagtail 43.  Meadow Pipit 53.  Linnet 32.  Goldfinch 24. Reed Bunting 4.  Siskin 4 + 2 west.
Going west: Chaffinch 1 
Going north east:  Jay 4, very high.
Anglers CP:  Merlin 1.  Rock Pipit still present north bank per @Croftonbirder. 
Wintersett Res: A Lesser Whitethroat was in the boathouse hedge. 

The Edge 07/10/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 12 Mute Swan, 3 Canada Geese, 49 Teal, 39 Shoveler, 27 Wigeon, 17 Mallard, 14 Gadwall, 1 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 150+ Lapwing, c40 Golden Plover, 12 Mistle Thrush and 3 Stonechat.
The Fleet - Viewable were 9 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Moorhen, 100+ Lapwing, 45 BH Gull and c40 Linnet.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 2+3juv Mute Swan, 4 Canada Geese, 47 Gadwall, 33 Shoveler, 32 Tufted Duck, 27 Mallard, 15 Teal, 14 Little Grebe, 16 Cormorant, 3 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 38 Coot, 160+ Lapwing, 15+ Snipe, 2 LBB Gull, 2 Common Gull, 3 House Martin and 200+ Redwing over west ( P. Kent early morning ).
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 2+3juv Mute Swan, 302 Canada Geese, 150 Greylag, 31 Tufted Duck, 13 Mallard, 3 Gadwall, 1 Pochard, 4 Little Grebe, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 12 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron and 194 Coot. Also present were 1 Bittern, 2 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay and 1 Grey Wagtail.

Wintersett VisMig 07.10.19

11 - 14 degrees with rain until 09.10hrs,  8/8 cloud and a light southerly.
Anglers CP VisMig: per @Fitzybirder
Going south: Skylark 11.   Redwing 1169.  Thrush sp. 35.   Song Thrush 37.  alba Wagtail 5.  Meadow Pipit 4.
Going west: Starling 84
Thrushes started moving as soon as the rain stopped. The Song Thrush count is significant, and a record here!   Many of the singles and small parties, close overhead in the first hour of movement,  proved to be this species.  Probably many over looked - suspect that most of the thrush sp. were Song Thrush. 
Anglers CP: per Steve Denny.  A Rock Pipit was on the north east shoreline  at 17.30hrs.

                         Rock Pipit        NE ACP      SDenny

Weekend news 6/10/19.

Very steady. 5/10/19, Wilthorpe Marsh,- 31 Pinkfeet nw at 11am, 5 L Egret is the highest count so far. Green Sand 2, C Snipe 3, 1 G and 1 GS Peckers. 6/10/19, Ewden valley.- Too windy with c120 Pinkfeet e at 12-48pm, Stonechat 2, Meadow Pipit 16, Siskin 1. C Buzzard 1, Kestrel 4. Low Moor/Midhope,- Raven 1, Siskin 5, Swallow 5, Meadow Pipit 5, C Buzzard 3, Kestrel 3.

Carlton Marsh

8 Shoveler and a Wigeon (our first this year), were on the main scrape today and c150 Pink Feet flew east. 10 Skylarks flew west and 2 Goldcrests were present (Jim Plant/Keith Bannister). 

Wintersett + VisMig 06.10.19

9 - 12 degrees with 6/8 cloud and a light westerly.  Rain shower mid afternoon.
Anglers CP VisMig: per @Fitzybirder
Going west: Redwing 538.  Goosander 6 female type.  Starling 18 WNW.  
Going south: Wood Pigeon 30.  Swallow 5 + 2 ACP.    Song Thrush 1.
Going south west: Skylark 5 + 3 north east.  Chaffinch 3. 
Going east north east:  Jay 3 flying higher than any we have ever seen here! 
Anglers CP: Shoveler 59.  Teal 13.  Cormorant 17.  House Martin 7.
Cold Hiendley Res: 4 Whooper Swans still present.   Cetti's Warbler 1 singing male Per @CroftonBirder
Wintersett Res: House Martin 3 south at 11.30hrs.(CS)  Little Gull 2 1st W this afternoon Per @StevieD131

Goosander - Mergus merganser -west over ACP  06.10.19 PMeredith

Wintersett + VisMig + Ringing 05.10.19

11 - 14 degrees, calm, with rolling low level fog all morning.
Anglers CP VisMig: per @Fitzybirder   Very very quiet!
Going south: alba Wagtail  3.   Meadow Pipit 7.  Swallow 1.
Going west: Skylark 24.  Redwing 57.  Chaffinch 7.
Anglers CP: Siskin 1 over.
Botany Bay: Kingfisher 1.
Wintersett Res: Cetti's Warbler 3 singing males - north east bank, west bank and boathouse reeds.
76 Birds were ringed: Highlights were - Blackcap 1 male.  Chiffchaff 10.   Goldcrest 2.  Chaffinch 29.  Greenfinch 20.  Reed Bunting 3. 
Odonata:  Migrant Hawker 3 Pol  + 1 WRes.
Lepidoptera: Comma 1 WRes. bench.  Small White 1 Pol. 

Wintersett + VisMig 04.10.19

10 - 13 degrees with 7/8 cloud, a light south westerly, and light drizzle for most of the morning.
Anglers CP VisMig: per @Fitzybirder  
Not much happening here, highlights being the first Redpoll and first few small packs of continental Starlings of the autumn
Going south: Grey Heron 3.  Skylark 9.  House Martin 3.  alba Wagtail 1.  Meadow Pipit 9 + 3 west.  Linnet 15.
Going West: Goosander 4.   50 Starling (WNW).   Redwing 68.  Lesser Redpoll 1.
Anglers CP: A Reed Warbler was on the east bank.  Teal 13.  Snipe 2.  Chiffchaff 1.
Disposal Point: Willow Tit 1.  Green Woodpecker 1.

Carlton Marsh

First thing this morning 10 Shoveler, 15 Lapwing, 4 Cormorants (1N+ 3 south), 60+ Canada Geese, 9 Greylags and 7 Pink Feet south at 09.30hrs (Jim Plant).
Meanwhile our working group was hard at it fettling the embankment and car park.

Wintersett + VisMig + Ringing 03.10.19

10 - 12 degrees with 4/8 cloud and a light south easterly.
Anglers CP VisMig: per Paul Meredith
First significant arrival of Redwing with flocks of up to 130 passing through from just after 9am .
Going west: Redwing 587.  Song Thrush 1.   Mistle Thrush 3 + 1 east.  Chaffinch 20.

Going south:  Sparrowhawk 2.   Marsh Harrier 1 cream crowned at 07.58hrs.  Skylark 95.
alba Wagtail 29.   Meadow Pipit 257.  Linnet 76.  Goldfinch 49.  Reed Bunting 2.   Swallow 167.  House Martin 4. 
Going south west: Red Kite 1 at 07.30hrs.   Grey Wagtail 1.
Going north east:  Teal 6

Anglers CP:  A Twite was  feeding amongst rocks in the NE corner. 
38 Birds were ringed: Highlights were - Blackcap 1.   Chiffchaff 9.   Goldcrest 3.  Goldfinch 8 and Reed Bunting 11.

Twite                   ACP            SDenny.

Wintersett + VisMig 02.10.19

3 - 13 degrees  with 0/8 cloud and a cold north westerly breeze.
Anglers CP VisMig. per Paul Meredith.
Red-breasted Merganser - 2 female type west..   RBM was once, more or less annual here, but these are the first for a few years. 
Barnacle Goose -  6 flew in from the south at 09.50hrs and spent 15 very flighty minutes aorund ACP, then left south.   Wild Barnacle Geese are rare here, the last being in similar conditions in early October 2011.  The 6 wild birds today would be from Svalbard, heading towards the Caerlaverock wintering grounds. They have been pushed south on the strong northerlies blowing over the North Sea. There was a record count of birds south over Fair Isle on 28.08.19 and birds moving south down the Yorshire coast on 01.10.19.
Pink-footed Goose-  409 (50 south east and  359 east). 
Going south: Cormorant 5. Swallow 51.  House Martin 20 (WRes).  Skylark 61  + 23 north,  Starling 7 high.  Mistle Thrush 4.  alba Wagtail  43.  Meadow Pipit 365.  Greenfinch 1.  Linnet 74.  Goldfinch  16.  Reed Bunting 12.  Skylark 61 + 23 north. 
Going west:  Snipe 1.  Redwing 6.
Wintersett Res:  21 Common Buzzard were up!   Siskin  1 west bank.  Blackcap 1 near boathouse. Goldeneye 4.  Chiffchaff 5 + 1 ACP
Cold Hiendley Res: Tufted Duck 247 + 25 ACP.   Whooper Swan 4 adults.
Haw Park: Hobby 1.
Lepidoptera in the area: Comma 5.  Red Admiral 6.  Small White 11.  Speckled Wood 4.  Brimstone 1.
Odonata: Migrant Hawker 30.  Common Darter 4.  Ruddy Darter 1.

        Barnacle Geese             ACP     PMeredith

Pink-footed  Geese           ACP  PMeredith

Carlton Marsh

A late Reed Warbler and a Chiffchaff were ringed this morning along with a controlled Reed Bunting ARD0848.

Other birds of note were 50 Canada Geese, 2 Swallows, 2 Redwings, 2 Great Spot Woodpeckers, Treecreeper, Goldcrest, 2 Cormorants  and 2 Water Rails. (CG/Dave Smith)

c20 Pied Wagtails, 10 Meadow Pipits and 6 Skylarks were feeding on adjacent arable land (Jim Plant).

Butterflies included 2 Painted Ladies, 6 Red Admirals, 22 Commas, 1 Peacock, 1 Large White, 2 Small White and a G.V. White. 33 Common Darters were also on the wing (Chris Parkin)

The Edge 02/10/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 2 Mute Swan, 28 Greylag, 24 Canada Geese, 61 Teal, 36 Shoveler, 18 Mallard, 3 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Coot, 2 Moorhen, 1 Kestrel, 150+ Lapwing, 14 Golden Plover, 84 BH Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Mistle Thrush and 3 Reed Bunting.
The Fleet - Viewable were 4 Mute Swan, 4 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 1 Kestrel, 2 BH Gull, 3 House Martin and 30+ Linnet.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 4+3juv Mute Swan, 62 Canada Geese, 18 Greylag, 30 Shoveler, 23 Tufted Duck, 17 Gadwall, 2 Teal, 2 Pochard, 1 Mallard, 12 Little Grebe, 5 Cormorant, 3 Little Egret, 62 Coot, 1 Kestrel, 28 Lapwing, 6+ House Martin and 2+ Swallow.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 2+3juv Mute Swan, 282 Greylag, 19 Canada Geese, 11 Pochard, 4 Gadwall, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Mallard, 4 Little Grebe, 2+1juv Great Crested Grebe, 6 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 3 BH Gull and 1 LBB Gull. Also present were 5 Buzzard, 2 Marsh Harrier and 3 Jay.

Wintersett 01.10.19

8 - 12 degrees with rain of varying intensity and a cool northerly wind.
Anglers CP: Chiffchaff 1 + 1 near boathouse WRes..  Snipe 3.  Teal 12.
Wintersett Res: Swallow 17.   Water Rail 1 NE bank + 1 Botany  Bay.  Cetti's Warbler 1 male north bank.

Wilthorpe Marsh 1/10/19.

Very steady again, highlights, - Peregrine 1, C Buzzard 2, Green Sand 1, L Egret 1, C Snipe 7. Sewage farm - c25 Swallow, c300 Starling.