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Hello friends :-) Anyone seen anything 'Springy' yet ? .... Apparently the first cuckoo was seen in Devon on the 31st of March and the satellite tagged birds are on the move too ... All good stuff :-) Today's sightings were given to me by Titchers .. Despite that, I am able to...

Greetings fellow humans .. And the others of course :-) Is Spring finally lurking around the corner ? .. Plenty of migrants are hanging back on the South coast but if the weather turns you can be sure that there will be a rush !! An Osprey was sighted today over Wombwell Village which is very nice...

Evenin all .. I appear to be here again ;-) Plenty to tell today from Old Moor and the surrounding areas .. I'll start with Old Moor though .. On the Wader Scrape were a Mediterranean gull, 2 redshanks, 2 oystercatchers and a pied wagtail .. On the Mere were goosanders, gadwalls, pochards...

Greetings friends ;-) 4 days off ... Yippeeeeee !!!! Plenty of sightings for you today as well ... Bonus !! Old Moor to begin .. In the Bird Garden were a male sparrowhawk, a female great spotted woodpecker, reed buntings, a willow tit, long tailed tits, 2 stock doves and male and female...

Yo !! How are you all today ? ... Looking forward to a nice long weekend maybe ? Hopefully some more of this nasty snow will disappear and allow me get back out on the moors !! Anyway .. Sightings .. All from Old Moor today friends .. The Mediterranean gull is still on the Mere and 4 black...

Greetings readers ;-) Economy sightings for you today but it's still nice to have something to tell though .. All from Old Moor today .. The tail-less stonechat can still be found in the area around the Bittern Hide for a start !! .. Maybe it can only fly in circles .. The Mediterranean...

Evenin all .. ;-) Is Summer coming yet ? .. This cold weather is starting to become boring !! So .. On to today's news .. Old Moor to begin .. There were greenfinches, tree sparrows, a dunnock, 2 robins and a song thrush seen on or near to the feeders in the car park and a male sparrowhawk...

Hi friends ;-) Another chilly day !! .. Nice and bright though so still nice to be out and about if you are well wrapped up .. As I thought as I stared longingly through the bars of my office window ... Today's report is another brief affair .. All from Old Moor .. Well, when I say...

Hi readers !! Freezing cold today on Old Moor as the icy wind was whistling through the windows of some of the hides !!! .. At one point I thought my face was going to fall off ... Anyway .. Here are the contents of the Sacred A4 for today .. In the Bird Garden were long-tailed tits, a willow...

Hi everyone Just to quickly let you know that we are open this morning. A limited service though because we are not expecting to be rushed If you want a walk in the snow, a hot drink or some soup or to buy some more bird food, we are the place for you. We will watch the situation though as...

Greetings readers ;-) As you might imagine, it's been somewhat quiet on Old Moor today ... There have been 9 visitors in total and 8 of those were a guy who kept sliding back in through the door when he tried to leave :-) News as follows .. The adult Mediterranean gull is still on the...

Hello friends !! Apologies for the lack of sightings yesterday but the Sacred A4 had gone 'walkabout' ... Today, it managed to stay put and I can now reveal the contents :-) Old Moor to begin .. In the Tree Sparrow Farm were bullfinches, 2 bramblings, reed buntings, yellowhammers...

Hello readers ;-) Today, there was a competition to see how many species of bird could be seen in the Bird Garden on Old Moor.. I can now bring you the results .. 23 ... ;-) I can now tell you what they were .. Bullfinches, chaffinches, greenfinches, goldfinches, male and female bramblings,...

Hello readers ;-) Back am I .. (A touch of 'Yoderage' there) .. ;-) First of all, many thanks to Matthew Capper for taking the time to update you with a couple of postings over the weekend .. And now, I will post myself !! All from Old Moor today .. In the Bird Garden were stock...

Hi everyone Highlights of the weekend for you.. Saturday saw the return of a Mediterranean Gull to Old Moor. It has a metal leg ring so is likely to be a bird that has spent the last two summers with us. It was present alongwith an impressive 6,000 Black Heasded Gulls! Adwick had a Little Egret...

Hi everyone In the absence of your usual correspondents I thought I would give you a brief update on what has been seen today. No spring migrants yet but real evidence of movement today with an arrival of Kittiwakes. These are very much associated with the sea but an inland passage does occur with...

Hello everyone :-) Friday Eve once more !! As I mentioned yesterday, I'm on hols tomorrow and myself and 'Treespers' (who is also on hols) are off and away in search of good stuff to see over the weekend .. Our shopping list includes purple sandpipers and goshawk !! .. Weather permitting...

Hello friends ;-) Everyone well ? Today's report has a little more length than yesterday's !! .. Slightly unclear about the width but more length for sure .. Old Moor to begin .. Good news to start as the bittern has been booming again today and also one of them was seen at around...

Hello friends ;-) How is everyone ? .. Well I hope ? Today's report is another brief affair and is all from Old Moor .. Here it be ;-) Wath Ings had 10 goldeneyes, shovelers, wigeons, teals,a redshank and a snipe ... There were lapwings and 24 goosanders seen on the Wader Scrape ....

Hello readers :-) Another freezing day today .. At one point last March we were walking around in shorts and teeshirts !! Speaking of shorts .. Here is todays report .. ;-) All from Old Moor today friends .. In the Bird garden were 5 bullfinches, 2 male bramblings, a lesser redpoll, 6 reed...

Hi everyone Just a quick note to let you know that OId Moor will be closed to visitors from 11am to 1pm on Tuesday. The reason being - we are having an official visit from His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent! This a great honour for the reserve and we are very lucky that the Duke will be able...

Hi readers ;-) Snow again !! .. It's been decidedly tepid in the hills today .. I bet they were basking in sunshine in the lowlands at Old Moor !! Here is what was seen ;-) There was a flock of 15 waxwings which were seen in various areas throughout the day which is a nice way to start...

Hello readers :-) Happy Friday !!! .. Or at least I hope it is anyway ? Today's report is all from Old Moor and is verging on microscopic so you will need to look hard to find it ;-) I'll give you a clue though .. It's below .. ;-) In the Bird Garden were a female great spotted...

Greetings readers ;-) Now that the fog has cleared and there is much more in view, here is today's report from Old Moor .. There was a blackcap singing outside the Farmhouse which is always nice to hear :-) On the Mere were 2 pink-footed geese and 5 greylag geese while over on the Field...

Hello there :-) That's assuming that you are there of course, I can't be sure with all of this fog .... Today's 'pea-souper' of a report is quite short but that's hardly surprising as most of the birds will have probably been hidden !! What we need is a great big fan...