Wintersett + VisMig 31.08.19

16 - 18 degrees with 4/8 cloud and a cool south westerly wind.
Anglers CP Vis.Mig:  A cream crowned Marsh Harrier flew NE at 08.30hrs.  A Ruff south at 09.38hrs.  Snipe 2 SW at 10.47hrs.  A 1st W Mediterranean Gull west at 12.00hrs. 
Going south: Yellow Wagtail 2.  Swallow 9.  Sand Martin 10.  House Martin 70.  Swift 5 (+10 present). 
Anglers CP:  A Raven flew over Haw Park Wood at 08.00hrs.  Hobby at 08.25hrs.  Common Tern 4  adults and a 1st W.  Dunlin 1.  Common Sandpiper 3.    Pochard 84 + 11 WRes.. Cormorant 33. 
Wintersett Res:  Goldeneye 3.  Great Crested Grebe 33 + 9 ACP + 10 CHREs.. Yellow-legged Gull 1adult.(Psycho).   
 

Carlton Marsh 29/8/19

Little Egret, Redshank, Shoveler 2, Willow Tit and a late Swift.

A moth session with Dave Smith on the disused railway embankment produced 24 species that included the first Chevron since 1978! 3 Vine's Rustic, 5 Sallow, 2 Centre Barred Sallow, Flame Carpet, 5 Rosy Rustic and 4 Gold Spot were some of the more colourful specimens.

 Vine's Rustic

The Chevron

The Edge 30/08/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 7 Mute Swan, 9 Canada Geese, 54 Teal, 46 Gadwall, 32 Shoveler, 13 Mallard, 6 Wigeon, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Coot, 1 Kestrel, 51 Lapwing, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Knot, 36 BH Gull, 2 Grey Wagtail and 5 Linnet.
The Fleet - Viewable were 4 Mute Swan, 114 Canada Geese, 9 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 1 Kestrel, 2 LBB Gull and 2 Pied Wagtail.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 2+3juv Mute Swan, 24 Tufted Duck, 20+ Gadwall, 19 Mallard, 3 Teal, 1 Pochard, 23 Little Grebe, 6 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Barn Owl, 4 Red Legged Partridge, 193 Coot, 21 Lapwing, 11 Snipe, 20+ Swift and 120+ Goldfinch.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 2+2juv Mute Swan, 7 Greylag, 5 Mallard, 4 Gadwall, 3 Tufted Duck, 2 Pochard, 4 Little Grebe, 3+1juv Great Crested Grebe, 10 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 161, Coot, 4 LBB Gull and 1 Herring Gull. Also present were 2 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher and 1 Grey Wagtail.

Wintersett 30.08.19

16 - 22 degrees with 4/8 cloud and a moderate south westerly.
Anglers CP: Hobby 1.  Pintail 1.  Swift 2 + 6 WRes..   4 Greenshank south at 09.09hrs.  Dunlin  1 juvenile/1stWinter.  Cormorant 26.  Greylag Goose 137.
Wintersett Res: Little Grebe 6 + 3 + 2 CHRes..   Goldeneye 1.
Cold Hiendley Res: Teal 4.  Shoveler 19.  Wigeon 2.   Gadwall 52. 

Wintersett 29.08.19

14 - 17 degrees, cool with 4/8 cloud and a light south westerly.
 Going south: A Greenshank  at 06.30hrs.  Sand Martin 5.  Ringed plover 1 at 09.35hrs.
Going south west: Alba wagtail 3.  Swallow 11.  Meadow Pipit 5.  Black-tailed Godwit 3 at 08.57hrs.
Anglers CP: Swift 6.  Hobby 2 at 0835hrs.  Common Sandpiper 1.  A juvenile Peregrine at 09.45hrs.  Greenfinch 55.  Wigeon 2.  Shoveler 8.  Pochard 37 + 14 WRes. + 4 large young ML Pond. 
Botany Bay: Kingfisher 1.
Disposal Point: Willow Tit 1. 
Wintersett Res: Goldeneye 3.  Sedge Warbler 1 north bank.  Little Grebe 2.
Odonata: Migrant Hawker75 around the area. 
Lepidoptera: Painted Lady 1 ACP.   Small Tortoiseshell 1, Red Admiral 1 and Gatekeeper 1 WRes..

Wintersett + VisMig. + Moths 28.08.19

14 - 17 degrees with 8/8 cloud and a light south westerly. Short showers mid morning.
Anglers CP Vis.Mig:
Going south:10 Swallows, 4 Sand Martin, 2 Meadow Pipits and a Kestrel.
Going north: A Greenshank dropped in at 07.55hrs, left at 08.05hrs.
Snipe: 6 flew west at 07.01hrs.   1 south at 07.18hrs, then returned and dropped in.  3 north at 07.34hrs and 5 west at 08.25hrs.
Anglers CP: Common Sandpiper 1.  A juvenile Peregrine flew over 07.30hrs.  Swift 8.  Pochard 37 + 29 WRes..  Teal 12 + 3 CHRes..  Wigeon 1.  Shoveler 5.  Cormorant 29.
Wintersett Res: A Common Tern and a  Dunlin new in this afternoon.  A Kingfisher was on the boathouse walkway.
Moth trapping overnight: Highlights were - 2 Centre-barred Sallow,  1 Turnip and 2 Vine's Rustic.

Vine's Rustic    Hoplodrina ambigua     ACP  ASmith

            Kingfisher             WRes             SDenny

The Edge 28/08/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 11 Mute Swan, 58 Teal, 51 Gadwall, 43 Shoveler, 21 Mallard, 8 Wigeon, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 1 Kestrel,  1 Peregrine, 206 Lapwing,  3 Snipe, 29 BH Gull and 2 Linnet. Peter Kent also had 2 Green Sandpiper and 1 Ruff.
The Fleet - Viewable were 1 Mute Swan, 31 Canada Geese, 11 Greylag, 13 Mallard, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2+1y Moorhen and 30+ Swift.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 2+3juv Mute Swan, 22 Greylag, 52 Gadwall, 38 Mallard, 26 Tufted Duck, 2 Teal, 1 Pochard, 35 Little Grebe, 5 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 251 Coot, 1 Peregrine, 1 Kestrel, 1 Red Legged Partridge, c200 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 5+4juv LBB Gull and 20+ House Martin.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 2+4juv Mute Swan, 21 Greylag, 9 Mallard, 7 Gadwall, 2 Tufted Duck, 4+1juv Great Crested Grebe, 3 Little Grebe, 7 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 214 Coot and 1 Moorhen. Also present were1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay and 2 Chiffchaff.

Wintersett + Ringing + Insects + Gull Roost 27.08.19

19 - 22 degrees,  Hot and sunny with a light westerly.
Anglers CP VisMig: 
Going south:  A Green Sandpiper at 06.46hrs.  + 2 more at 09.07 hrs..  Teal 3.  Meadow Pipit 1.  Chiffchaff 2.   Swift 1.  Swallow 2.
Anglers CP: 2 Tree Pipit dropped onto Pol, then went west at 08.25hrs.,  another Tree Pipit  dropped onto Pol at 08.35hrs.  A Nuthatch was calling on the  hill + 1 in Haw Park Wood yard.
2 Greenshank were in this evening. Shoveler 2.  Wigeon 1.
Haw Park Wood: Treecreeper 1. 
32 Birds were ringed: Highlights were - Green Woodpecker 1 juvenile.  Blackcap 7.  Reed Warbler 7.  Chiffchaff 7.  Willow Warbler 5.  Treecreeper 1.
Gull Roost WRes:  1500 Black-headed Gulls were in this evening.
Lepidoptera: Meadow Brown 2.  Common Blue 1.  Painted Lady 3.  Brimstone 1 male.  Small Tortoiseshell 1.  Green-veined White 1.
Odonata: A Southern Hawker was on Haw Park Lane.
Moth trapping overnight highlights:  Maiden's Blush -3rd record.  Bulrush Wainscot.  Frosted Orange.  Centre-barred Sallow 1.

                         Green Woodpecker juvenile        ACP          ASmith

Carlton Marsh

This morning 10 Blackcaps, 1 Willow Warbler and a juv. Great Spotted Woodpecker were ringed.

Remind me not to try and photograph one again. Handling them to put a ring on etc isn't a problem, but with my camera in one hand and the bird in the other I had no protection as it switched to hammer drill mode! I just managed to take a couple of photos before I had to let go because of the excruciating pain as it tried to drill into my fingers and in particular the joints. A lovely bird though and the first ringed here since 2001.

 Juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker

The Edge 27/08/2019

Wombwell Ings - Present were 11 Mute Swan, 50+ Teal, 50+ Shoveler, 11 Mallard, 7 Gadwall, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 43 Lapwing, 53 BH Gull, 2 Greenshank over south at 8.45am, and 2 Linnet. Along the Bulling Dyke were 5+ Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat and 1 Common Whitethroat.
The Fleet - Viewable were 14 Canada Geese, 1 Greylag, 6 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 5 LBB Gull, 10+ House Martin and 100+ Goldfinch. A juvenile Ringed Plover was seen early morning.
Broomhill Flash - Noted were 2+3y Mute Swan, 5 Canada Geese, 90+ Gadwall, 40+ Mallard, 31 Tufted Duck, 4 Shoveler, 3 Teal, 1 Pochard, 33 Little Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 161 Coot, 1 Peregrine, 31 Lapwing, 6 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper and 1 Kingfisher.
Bolton Ings - On the open water were 2+3juv Mute Swan, 58 Greylag, 1 Canada Goose, 8 Gadwall, 4 Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck, 3 Pochard, 5 Little Grebe, 2+2juv Great Crested Grebe, 7 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 197 Coot, 1 BH Gull and 1 LBB Gull. Also present were 1 Kestrel, 1 Whinchat and 2 Linnet.

Wintersett + VisMig + Insects 26.08.19

21 - 28 degrees with 0/8 cloud,  extremely hot and sunny, with a very light south westerly.
Wintersett Res: A Grasshopper Warbler was at the ruin area west bank.  Blackcap 13.  Chiffchaff 12.  Willow Warbler 2.  Whitethroat 1
Anglers CP VisMig: )7.30 - 12.00hrs :
Going west: 3 Tree Pipit at 08.46hrs + 1 at 09.30hrs.  4 Meadow Pipit.
Going south : Chiffchaff 1.  Yellow Wagtail 2.   Common Gull 1.  Kestrel 1.
Going south west: Ringed Plover 1.  Teal 1.  Grey Wagtail 1. 
Anglers CP: 10 Pintail , 5 Wigeon and 3 Shoveler dropped in.  Kingfisher 1.   Common Sandpiper 1.  Teal 2 + 1 CHRes,,  Pochard 26.  A Nuthatch was calling in the Woodland Walk area , then later dropped on Pol   A Snipe flew in.
Lepidoptera:  A steady stream of butterflies throughout the morning,  most flying west.  63  Red Admiral. 18 Painted Lady.  3 Small Tortoiseshell.  1 Peacock 1.
Anglers CP: Brown Argus 1.
Moth trapping overnight highlights: The 2nd record Maiden's Blush ( 1st record was on 1st June 2019).  Twin-spotted Wainscot and  Angle-striped Sallow. Heath Rustic,  Brindled Green and Old Lady.

Maiden's Blush  2nd record for Wintersett    26.08.19       ASmith

             Twin-spotted Wainscot         26.08.19     ASmith

Carlton Marsh

On the wader scrape this morning Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, Kingfisher, 3 Teal, 2 Dabchick and a drake Shoveler.
Also of note 2 +2 Willow Tits, 4 Chiffchaff singing and a day flying male Vapourer Moth.

This afternoon the buddlejas proved irresistible to 20 Painted Ladies, 10 Small Tortoiseshell, 38 Red Admiral and 3 Comma, but only 3 Peacock. Looks like they have largely gone into early hibernation!
Also present Small White, G.V. White, 19 Large White, 22 Speckled Wood, 3 Common Blue, 1 Small Copper, 3 Meadow Brown, 3 Gatekeeper, 1 Brown Argus and 71 White sp.

Carlton Pit site

145 Painted Ladies and 46 Red Admirals were all on Buddleja (Chris Parkin).

Chris also caught a nice moth in his Cudworth garden last night - Maiden's Blush. There has only been one previous Barnsley record as far as I know at Old Moor in 2011 (per J.D. Coldwell 'Insects of the Barnsley Area')

Maiden's Blush 

Ewden valley 25/8/19. G. and J Wasse, S Green.

Nine species of raptor with an Osprey over ewden height and towards broomhead res just after midday. Marsh Harrier 1 cc. over ewden height and lost to view, Goshawk from ewden height, up the valley and away west. Red Kite 1, Sparrowhawk 2, C Buzzard 6+, Hobby 2 regular hunting insects, Peregrine 2, and 5 Kestrels. Raven 4, Stonechat 4, Spotted Flycatcher 2 probably 3, LBB GULL 20 s., Curlew flock 15+ w., with 1 calling Whimbrel. Meadow Pipit c40 south with a similar number of Swallows moving with a few House Martins.

Wintersett + VisMig + Ringing 25.08.19

A very hot 22 - 27 degrees with 2/8 cloud and a light south easterly.
Anglers CP VisMig : 2 juvenile Common Gulls and 2 Swallows  went south. A Meadow Pipit went north!.
Wintersett Res: A Greenshank flew over south west at 09.55hrs..  7 Ringed Plover flew over south at 15:20, our largest flock since 2010!
72 birds were ringed this morning: Highlights were 11 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler,  13 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 10 Willow Warbler and 20 Chiffchaff.  A 1st year female Cetti's Warbler, ringed here 29/06/19 was retrapped. 
Lepidoptera: Speckled Wood,  Painted Lady, 5 Red Admiral,  Small Copper,  1 male Brimstone,  Peacock,  Small Tortoiseshell,  Small White, Large White Meadow Brown.

1st year female Cetti's Warbler retrapped  WRes   RBailey

Carlton Marsh Moth Night 23/8/19

With Harry Beaumont and Chris Parkin. We ran to mercury vapour lights in the car park area. 38 species of Macro moth identified included the rare Waved Black. Harry tells me this was the 9th for Yorkshire and only the second for VC 63. 2 Vine's Rustic were also new to the list. Harry dissected two Copper Underwing types, which were identified as Copper Underwing. Others taken were Lesser, Pale and Iron Prominent, Bulrush and Twin Spotted Wainscot, Crescent, Orange Swift and Gold Spot.

Waved Black

Common Marbled Carpet

 Lesser Swallow Prominent

 The Sallow

 Twin Spotted Wainscot

 Dusky Thorn

Saturday 24th

2 Little Egrets and 2 Swifts this evening.

Wintersett + VisMig 24.08.19

20 - 25 degrees, hot and sunny with warm southerly breeze.
Anglers CP VisMig:  09.15 - 12.00hrs.
Going south: Sand Martin 17.    Swallow 28.   Swift 1.  Meadow Pipit 1 south + 4 east.   
A Tree Pipit  was in ruin area Sycamores WRes.. at 07.15hrs.
Anglers CP: A kettle of 13 Buzzards.  A Hobby and a Peregrine over.  A Nuthatch was calling.  Teal 3.  Shoveler 3.  A Snipe flew over.   Yellow-legged Gull 1 adult (Psycho)..
Wintersett Res: 80 Goldfinch on the west bank. 
Cold Hiendley Res: Kingfisher 1. 
Lepidoptera:  A Red Admiral, a Comma and a  Small Tortoiseshell at ACP.  A Meadow Brown. a Small Heath, 2 male Brimstone at Disposal Point. 
Odonata: A Male Emperor on Botany.  A Blue-tailed Damselfly and an Emerald Damselfly on Disposal Point. 

Wintersett +Ringing + Insects 23.08.19

18 - 23 degrees, very hot and humid, with 6/8 but diminishing cloud, and a light south westerly.
Anglers CP: A Spotted Flycatcher, a Male Redstart, 70 Linnet,  30 Goldfinch, 2 Lesser Whitethroat and  3 Willow Warbler were in the east bank meadow. A Black-tailed Godwit flew south at 08.05hrs..    71 Rooks were in the Pol field.  Grey wagtail 1.  Pochard 16 + 2 WRes. + 2 CHRes.. Shoveler 6 + 4 CHRes.. Little Grebe 7 + 5 CHRes.  Teal 2.
Wintersett Res: Common Tern 16.  Goldeneye 4 + 1 CHRes..  Water Rail 1west bank.
Cold Hiendley:  A Merlin flew south this morning, and it, or another,  went south west over Wintersett Res. at 20.10hrs..  Gadwall 42. Cormorant 4.  A juvenile Peregrine flew over. 
Haw Park Wood: Green Woodpecker 1 + 2 Golf Course.

75 birds were ringed today. Highlights were  16 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Reed Warbler,  29 Chiffchaff,  9 Willow Warbler,  1 Goldcrest and 5 Goldfinch.

Lepidoptera: A male Common Blue, A male Brimstone and a Brown Argus on Pol, ACP.  A Holly Blue HPLane.  Small Copper 1 west bank WRes..
Odonata: An Emperor and a Blue-tailed Damselfly at CHRes.. 

Carlton Marsh

I will be catching moths tonight with Harry Beaumont in the car park from around 8.30pm if anyone wants to join us you are welcome.

Carlton Marsh 21/8/19

51 birds were ringed in the evening, they included Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler and Longtailed Tit. 44 of them were Swallows as c500 came in to roost, there was only 1 adult, a male. My thanks to Dave Smith for his assistance.

Longtailed Tit BLX685 ringed here on 14/7/14 was retrapped with others. So this bird will be at least 5 years old. 6 Swifts were also feeding over the marsh at dusk and male and female Tawny Owl were calling.

This morning 22/8/19 Little Egret, Kingfisher, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Coal Tit and 5 Swift.

A male Southern Hawker was near the hide and a Painted Lady was on the wing.  

Wintersett + Vis.Mig. 22.08.19

16 - 19 degrees with 7/8 cloud and a moderate south westerly.
Anglers CP + Vis Mig.: 
A Golden Plover went east.  4 Snipe and 2 Whimbrel flew west.  67 Sand Martin went south.  
Swift 15.  Lapwing 400.  Goldfinch 100.  Shoveler 3.  Cormorant 15.  Mallard 245.  Greylag Goose 102.  Tufted Duck 1 medium/large young. 
Wintersett Res: Peregrine  1 juvenile over + 1 adult over ACP at 10.10hrs.
Lepidoptera: Meadow Brown 1.