Evening Folks! It was a day of great contrasts in the Dearne Valley today: bright sunshine yet a leaden sky. And pretty breezy! Here’s a summary of what was seen at Old Moor…
The news from Bolton Ings was provided by John Seeviour and can be found here. Thanks John. It was especially good to hear of a few more golden plover and those bittern flights of course.
At Old Moor, the pace of change seems to have slowed except that today the first goldeneye of the season turned up on the Mere.
Another welcome autumnal visitor
Elsewhere on the Mere things were fairly slow. The birds that were there, seemed to be dozing away a squally day, looking more relaxed than of late. But then, there was no peregrine sighting today!
Starlings bathing on the Mere this afternoon
At Wath Ings, the main change was the lack of golden plover (where were they today?) though green sandpiper could be found along with godwit, egret and snipe of course.
Feathers well and truly ruffled, a little egret this afternoon
But it was the grey herons that provided the closest encounters of the feathered kind. At Wath Ings, their particular brand of slate-grey determination caught the attention of many watchers. And why not? As a previous blogger, Old Bert once remarked to me, “If they wa' rare, folk would be queuing up to see ‘em.”
No argument here Bert. No argument here.
Until next time.