Evening Folks. Here's a summary of the birds seen today at Old Moor and Edderthorpe...

Before I forget, first a bit of news. It seems that the RSPB’s technical folks are about to redecorate this part of the website. Between the 12^th and the 18^th of November, our community pages are to receive a lick of paint - or ‘upgrade’ if you prefer.

What this means for us is that, from the 8^th November,…

Old Moor’s standards are so high that a day where “only” fifty-four species of bird were seen, seemed - well, a bit “quiet”. Look closer, of course, and things were anything but.

Here’s a summary of what was seen today…

Over at Adwick Washland, Nigel Smith reported a comprehensive list of birds including a good range of gulls and thirteen fieldfare. His summary can be found…

Hello again, it has been an absolutely stunning day at Old Moor with glorious sunshine, many sightings and a few stories!

Here's the sightings summary from today. As per usual, click on the photo for a larger and sharper view. 

From the satellite sites today I have news from Bolton Ings via John Seeviour. This is what he saw - 2 mute swans with 2 juvs, one little grebe, 16 mallard, 1 tufted duck, 3 male pochard…

Some folk call that time, just before sunset, the ‘golden hour’ and today at Old Moor there was a perfect example. Yes, the rest of the day was fairly overcast, but that final hour more than made up for it!

Here’s the summary of what was seen today…

You can see above some headlines from Edderthorpe and Broomhill with the picture from Bolton being provided by John Seeviour via Twitter here

Hello again, before I explain my title, here's the summary of today at Old Moor. As per usual, a click on the image will give a larger and sharper view.

So to my title. Today watchers were delighted to find 2 jack snipe from the hide at Wath Ings. One was very distant and at the back - best views were had from a scope. The second one was a bit nearer and was seen from the right hand side of the hide. Again, the…

One fellow volunteer at Old Moor, summed the day up well. She said, “A week ago it was t-shirts, today it’s nine layers!” But despite the nip in the air, there were some good sightings out there. Here’s a summary of what was seen…

The news from Edderthorpe came courtesy of Graham Speight whose sightings can be found here. Thanks Graham.

Colin and Linda Gaham shared news of a jack snipe…

The morning after the clocks went back turned out to be a brilliantly sunny one. Hundreds of especially well-rested visitors enjoyed the sights of Old Moor. Here’s what they saw…

On the Field Pool, it was probably a male kingfisher that got most attention. Throughout the morning he worked his way up and down the pools to the left of Field Pool West Hide - or the right of Field Pool East. By all accounts…

Hello again, it's once again time for our monthly WEX blog. This month it's just from Freddie, but Evelyn says hello and she'll be back next month.

It sounds like they had a great meeting and I'll hand over straight away to the writing from Freddie. It's a great read & what a fantastic imaginary bird!

Thanks Freddie :) 

It was yet another terrific day in the Dearne Valley with some truly remarkable wildlife sightings. Here’s a summary of what was seen at Old Moor and Broomhill Flash today…

As ever, John Seeviour provided the picture from Bolton Ings. His sightings can be found here. Thanks John.

And before I get on with my ramblings, there’s only a few days before Old Moor hosts a Dusk Walk event. So, if you are…

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…

Hello there, what a gorgeous day we have had! Much chillier than yesterday but with stunning blue skies!

This morning started off with golden light and mist coming off the water...just beautiful.

I'll start with a tale from yesterday in the reedbeds. It was a brilliant morning to hear and see the bearded tits. They were pinging all over the place and when I phoned Karen (assistant warden), I think I used some wonderful…

Once again, Old Moor was a very busy place today with visiting groups making journeys from Derby and Stourbridge to enjoy a terrific Sunday. Here’s the summary of what was seen…

First of all – and with some relief – I’ll draw your attention to the number of bearded tit seen today. Sightings of these birds have been a bit sparse of late so it was great to hear from Karen that at least…

Hello again, it's been a lovely day at Old Moor, particularly from 3pm ish. The sun came out fully and gave everything a particularly golden glow which was just gorgeous!

This is what I mean...

Here is the sightings map from today. As per usual, click on the image for a sharper and larger view.

The reedbeds seemed to be the place to be today and I spent most of my visit here too. The Cetti's warblers were singing…

It was a beautiful autumn day in the Dearne Valley today, beginning with mists and ending in bright sunshine. As always there was plenty to see around Old Moor. Here's a summary of what was seen today...

For news from Wombwell, Bolton and Broomhill, you can do no better than have a read of Alan Whitehouse's blog entry on the Barnsley Birders website.

Sadly, that's all I have for this evening. Until next time…

Evening Folks! Despite grey autumnal skies, there was plenty to see at Old Moor today. Here’s a summary…

John Clarkson was at Edderthorpe today and his sightings can be found here. Thanks John.

Peregrine falcon at Old Moor today

There are lots of different ways to identify a bird and like most visitors to Old Moor, I’m always keen to learn more. So, when I spotted a bargain book in Old Moor’s café…

Hello again, the news today is that the grey phalarope wasn't seen at Old Moor today. It's been a lovely 3 weeks in which many people got to see it. So bon voyage to the lovely little bird and thanks for staying for so long!

Here is a summary of the sightings from Old Moor. Thanks to those of you who wrote in the book, people on Twitter and volunteer Gerald for all the following sightings.

As per usual, click…

The day was more than a little damp in the Dearne Valley and yet, I’m glad to say there were plenty of folk visiting Old Moor today. Here’s a summary of what was seen…

Sadly, it wasn’t really a day for photos so here’s one I saved from earlier in the week. Old Moor regular, Richard Turner, sent me the following photograph taken by his mate Cyril Turner. Thanks to both!

- Which reminds…

Hello again, it's been a great day to be at Old Moor. Yes, it's been very windy but unexpectedly we had an afternoon with a lot of lovely sunshine. It was very warm and when I got back in my car, the temperature read a rather warm 23 Celsius! I had been expecting grey skies and rain...

The grey phalarope was still with us today, that's over three weeks now which is amazing! It seems content and is moving and…

Evening Folks! Let’s start with a summary of what was seen at Old Moor today. My thanks to Paul Gould for helping with today's count...

Some autumns are over in a flash. One minute summer, the next winter. But this one looks like it’s a ‘slow-burner’ - and those are the best sort.

Tomorrow it’ll be an amazing three weeks since the grey phalarope dropped in to Old Moor. This fantastic…

Evening folks! Here’s a quick summary of today’s sightings from Old Moor with especial thanks to Amanda Palethorpe and Chris Harris…

The only news I have from a satellite reserve today was from John Seeviour at Bolton Ings. He saw: six mute swan, one little grebe, four great crested grebe, eight mallard, three gadwall, one teal and five shoveler. With them were thirty-four tufted duck, one pochard…

A bit of sunshine certainly made for a busy one at Old Moor today with plenty of visitors enjoying a beautiful autumnal day. Here’s the summary of what was seen…

John Clarkson was at Edderthorpe Flash today and saw: one Egyptian goose, one black-tailed godwit, a common redshank, around 340 teal, more than a thousand lapwing and around 250 golden plover. Thanks John.

The only other news from a satellite…

Hello there, it’s been a bit of a mix weather wise at Old Moor today. We have had lots of grey skies, a bit of rain and this afternoon it brightened up and we had some sunshine. It’s been pretty chilly however but the grey phalarope is still here!

I’ll start today with the satellite sites. There is news via Twitter from Edderthorpe and Adwick.

Gary Stones tweeted the following sightings from Adwic…

Some bloggers have all the luck! Yesterday, Nicola reported with the reassuring headlines that six bearded tits were seen at Old Moor as well as a knot, a juvenile sparrowhawk and an impressive count of lapwing and golden plover at Edderthorpe! (Scroll down for her report).

Today’s sightings were more predictable. Here’s the summary, with thanks to Paul Gould and Ian Morris for their recording…

Hello again, it’s blog time once more and today I’ll start with the satellite site news that’s in so far from Twitter.

John Seeviour was at Bolton Ings are reported the following sightings – 2 mute swan, 2 little grebe, 3 great crested grebe with 3 juvs, 4 mallard, 5 gadwall, 1 pochard, 12 cormorant, 1 little egret, 1 grey heron, 2 LBB gull, 1 common gull, 45 laping, 1 green woodpecker, 1 jay and 1…

A day of (mostly) overcast skies and brisk north-westerly winds; yes autumn is finally taking hold. Here’s a summary of the birds seen today at Old Moor…

Autumn’s wilder days are some of the best days for watching wildlife. For us they may not be the warmest or the easiest but then, that’s what the big coat’s for!

Today the winds whipped around the reserve and every now and again the…