Birding Highlights Pages

Monday, 22 October 2012

Old Moor

From Sunday October 21st p.m.
  We went to Old Moor RSPB Nature Reserve after our morning visit to Potteric Carr,
the fog had lifted a bit giving us some better viewing.The first hide we went to a Grey Heron
& a Cormorant, and a fellow birder pointed out a Kingfisher perched on a post.We could just
make it out through the bins,the lady did very well to spot it.The next hide we saw Gadwall,
Wigeon,Teal,Cormorant & Shoveler. The final hide of the day had c1000 Golden Plover,
c500 Lapwing,Redshank and possibly a first for us a Green Sandpiper.This bird was feeding
in the distance and had the usual Sandpiper bobbing up and down.We watched it for a while as
it gradually came closer to the hide giving us chance to get some decent snaps.We were also
treated to the Golden Plover flock lifting a couple of times making a fantastic arial spectacle.
Green Sandpiper





Cormorant

Gadwall

Teal

Wigeon

Golden Plover

Golden Plover with a couple of Lapwings take to the sky

1 comment:

  1. Some good birds there Danny, Green Sandpiper is a rarity for this area now.

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