Can’t be many places where the world’s first nature reserve, Sir David Attenborough and 200 years of wildlife recording collide. Magnificent effort by Steve Denny Steve Denny & the Wintersett team email [email protected] for details. Congratulations!!👏🏻👏🏻

200 years of data from the place where conservation was born, including the worlds first nature reserve.
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Not a bad evenings work at Walton Hall! Extract from Norman Moore's notebook for May 24th 1865.
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RT Diver & C Scoter still on Wintersett Res this morning.

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Red Throated Diver still on the Top Res Wintersett this morning. #birdsofwintersett Steve Denny BirdGuides Barnsley Birders Wakefield Birders

Two Waxwings in from east 09:20 Wintersett , dropped in near Pol hide but unable to relocate them. Steve Denny Barnsley Birders Wakefield Birders BirdGuides

The 2023 Wintersett Area Report is published today, available from the Visitor Centre at Anglers Country Park.

Think there's a few whooper swand on their way to res but I could be wrong Steve Denny

Sunset Wintersett that Sue Billcliffe would be proud of!
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EARLIEST EVER COMMON TERN ✅ for the Wintersett area
4 SAND MARTIN ✅
At least one WHITE WAGTAIL
Anglers Country Park with Anne Lawton, Saturday evening
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UK Year ✅ 139-140

B N Grebe and adult Kittiwake at ACP this morning Pete Smith at Wintersett Wintersett Steve Denny Graham Speight Chris Swaine Barnsley Birders Wakefield Birders

15 birds ringed this morning Wintersett, highlights of 4 sedge warb, 1 reed warb, 1 blackcap, 1 whitethroat, 1 linnet, 2 chiffchaff and the first juvenile of the season (robin).

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The Birds of Wintersett Steve Denny Very nice addition to our bookcase arrived on Christmas day! We'll done Steve!

Sedge Warbler BFC9004 was recaught Wintersett on 5th May 2024, it was ringed the day before in Reculver, Kent. That's a phenomenal move of 306km in less than 24hrs. The flight was powered by a loss of 1.2g of fat!
Pete Smith at Wintersett Emily Mustafa Steve Denny Fitzy

Is it my imagination or is there possibly a Woodcock in this picture. Taken on the “Pol” at Anglers this morning. Pete Smith at Wintersett Steve Denny

Lesser Redpoll AXT4462 (ad M) was ringed Wintersett on 3/11/22 by Pete Smith at Wintersett. It was controlled by a ringer in Hoylake, Merseyside on 31/3/24. 514 days, 117km.

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Wow! Didn't expect taking delivery of such a weighty tome! An outstanding job by all Wintersett Steve Denny and a privilege to contribute a bit of art work to it. This will keep me well occupied through the coming dark nights. Barnsley Birders

17 new birds ringed Wintersett, highlights 2 garden warb, 1 reed warb, 2 blackcap, 1 whitethroat, 1 treecreeper, 1 great spotted woodpecker (first since 2019) and a reed bunting originally ringed in July 2017!
Pete Smith at Wintersett
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Steve Denny Wintersett Georgie W-S Pete Smith at Wintersett Lots at jonny browns common at the minute