Saturday 22 May 2021, 09.30 to 14.00

Summary

The weather was cool and cloudy for our visit to this RSBP reserve to the south-east of Barnsley in the Dearne Valley – a dry day gave a welcome break from the rain of recent days.

Swifts were in abundance, often flying low over the water – almost swallow-like.  We didn’t get a Bittern on our list as the area around where the Bitterns were nesting was closed off.  However, we did manage to see a Little Ringed Plover, a Turnstone and a few Avocet, none of which often feature on our trips.

This was the last of our organised trips for the 20/21 season.  We plan to resume in September when we hope you may be able to join us.  If you live in North Derbyshire and are not already a member, do consider joining us.  Contact details for Committee members can be found elsewhere on our website.

Members participating:    11

Bird list (46 species seen and/or heard)

Great Crested Grebe	Coot	Dunnock
Cormorant	Oyster Catcher	Robin
Little Egret	Avocet	Blackbird
Grey Heron	Little Ringed Plover	Cetti’s Warbler
Mute Swan	Lapwing	Reed Warbler
Greylag Goose	Redshank	Blackcap
Canada Goose	Turnstone	Long-tailed Tit
Shelduck	Black-headed Gull	Blue Tit
Gadwall	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Great Tit
Mallard	Herring Gull	Magpie
Shoveler	Great Black-backed Gull	Jackdaw
Pochard	Stock Dove	Carrion Crow
Tufted Duck	Wood Pigeon	Starling
Marsh Harrier	Swift	Goldfinch
Pheasant	House Martin	Reed Bunting
Moorhen