Wintersett Thursday 25th April

Wintersett Res - The day had a fantastic start with a singing Wood Warbler in Pits Wood on the south bank of the Top Res at 07.00 hrs. Unfortunately, is appeared to have moved on and wasn’t seen again. A Whimbrel flew south at 07.40 hrs and another, or the same flew north two hours later. Other numbers present were Common Sandpiper 2 Top Res, Curlew 1 , Linnet 25, Little Owl 1 Botany Bay, Grasshopper Warbler 2 plus a new male on the Country Park.

Anglers CP – Common Sandpiper 2, Snipe 1, Lesser Whitethroat 2 (& 1 MHL Ponds), Swift 42, Dabchick 4, Greylag 6, Oystercatcher 5, Redpoll 2 (& 1 Top Res). The 3^rd summer Yellow-legged Gull and LBB Gull were present most of the day.

Afternoon movements – The showers produced more good stuff during the afternoon. Dunlin 12 (in 5 parties), Wheatear 1 flew east over the Country Park, Ringed Plover 1 north, Whinchat 1 male Country Park fields. At 13.40 2 Sandwich Terns dropped onto the Country Park, moved to the Top Res where they were sat on the buoys then left west at 13.56. A Green Sandpiper dropped onto the Park Lake shallows at 15.28 and left west five minutes later.

Moth Trap – Several Common and Small Quakers again, 1 Twin-spotted Quaker, 1 Powdered Quaker, 2 Brindled Pug, 1 Shoulder-stripe, 1 Pine Beauty, 3 Hebrew Character, 4 Clouded Drab, 5 Early tooth-striped.

Pictures courtesy of  Gerry McShane