Friday 25 August 2017

Wintersett 25.08.17

17 - 19 degrees with sun, scattered cloud and a very light north westerly.
Anglers CP Vis.Mig. to 09.00hrs. Very quiet again. 6 Sand Martins,  6 Swallows and a Greenfinch south.
Anglers CP: Pochard 12.  Shoveler 4.
Wintersett Res: Little Grebe 1.  Common Tern 2 adults + 1 juvenile. A Cetti's Warbler was singing on the west bank, briefly.   Swift 1 flew over.  Meadow Pipit 1 south.
65 Birds were ringed today.  Highlights:- Chiffchaff 22,  Willow Warbler 4,  Blackcap 10,  Whitethroat 3,  Reed Warbler 8,  Sedge Warbler 1,  Goldcrest 1 and Goldfinch 7.   A Garden Warbler was retrapped.
Wintersett Res. Gull Roost is beginning to build up.
 94 Lesser Black-backed, 1500 Black-headedGulls,  3 adult Yellow-legged Gulls were roosting this evening.
Coleoptera: This beetle Anthocomus rufus was found on the west bank Wintersett Res by Pete Smith.and photgraphed by Jonathan Holliday

Anthocomus rufus    

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