Posted in Uncategorized, tagged barnsley, birds, old moor, reserves, rspb, volunteering on June 7, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I’ve had a fantastic day today! I was volunteering at Old Moor, helping lead guided walks showing people baby birds around the reserve to tie in with Springwatch. Plenty was there to see, including coot, little grebe, Canada goose, mallard and black-headed gull chicks, and lapwings and kestrels on the nest.
Adding an extra dimension to it all, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged barnsley, birds, old moor, owls, reserves, rspb, spring on April 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Finally got some migrants today, but I cheated by going to Old Moor. Almost instantly I got willow warbler on the Trans Pennine Trail near the reserve, at exactly the same spot as I first saw one last year. Other highlights from that path included a pair of bullfinches, a sparrowhawk, several chiffchaff and a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged birds, old moor, volunteering on January 19, 2008 | 5 Comments »
As I mentioned in the last post, I was volunteering at Old Moor today, at the Big Garden Birdwatch event. I had a great time showing people the garden birds from the educational hide by the bird feeders, and it was brilliant to see people so interested. It was also interesting to spend a lot [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged birds, old moor on January 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I had a good trip to Old Moor today. It was a nice cold but sunny day, with much to see. Sadly I didn’t get a glimpse of the wintering bittern they’ve got there at the moment, but I saw plenty to make up for it. The birdfeeder hide was probably the best I’ve seen [...]
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