Sunrise, Sunset

Tuesday 29 October 2024

Most people are too young to remember, but Sunrise, Sunset is the title of a song from the 1964 musical "Fiddler On The Roof".

 A fine, dry and sunny morning put a spring in my step - well, not so much a Zebedee-like "boing" more a half-hearted squelch 🤣

There is a good sized patch of borage still in flower at Wassand and it had loads of honey bees busily collecting pollen.

Honey bee on borage

Borage still showing well

The Bearded Tits came a little closer this morning so I got reasonable photos.

About 10 Bearded Tits at the Mere

Bearded Tit in flight over the reeds

Great Spotted Woodpeckers are getting easier to see now the leaves are falling. Mind you, this one would have been seen with or without leaves!

GS Pecker on top of the world

Friday 1 November 2024

A lovely day with a fine sunrise and an even better sunset. As I've been busy in the house recently I have been out for a short walk most mornings, then gone out late afternoon for a longer walk, and catching some impressive sunsets is a bonus.

Start of the day through The Wave

It's been a while since I've seen a really impressive Starling murmuration at the Mere and today just refreshed my memory with about 10,000-15,000 birds swirling over the east end reedbed. I did take some video but the light wasn't great and the quality wasn't good enough.

The setting sun reflected in the Mere Cafe windows

Thousands of Starlings gathering for the roost

Murmuration starting with St Nicholas church in the background

Wide angled view of the cafe and the murmuration

The day ended in spectacular fashion

Saturday 2 November 2024

We had a subdued sunrise today with cloud fully obscurring the sun eventually. At one point though there was a lovely sight as there was a clear band of light just above the horizon.

Sunrise over the wind turbines at Westermost Rough

A good sized pod of Dolphins passed by offshore going south, I estimate about 30 or so. Not much else to report for the day apart from a single Fieldfare chacking from a tree top on KP.

Fieldfare

Sunday 3 November 2024

One more dry and very calm day. Southerly breeze reported at 4mph only and no sun all day.

I walked to Rolston, through to Goxhill and back home via the TPT (Trans Pennine Trail aka the railway line). Plenty of Redwing were along the TPT but as usual they were very flighty and difficult to get a clear photo.

Redwing

Blurry but still a Redwing

There were lots of wild flowers still in bloom as I walked through Rolston.

Oxeye daisy

Knapweed

Yarrow

Bristly Oxtongue

Meadowsweet

Hogweed

That's another week gone. Not much excitement overall but lots to see and hear if you look for it. The list of my favourite bird sightings for the week shows nothing out of the ordinary but enough to keep me interested.

Bearded Tit

Water Rail

Fieldfare

Redwing

Whooper Swan

Pink-footed Goose

Barnacle Goose

Common Scoter

Lapwing

Yellowhammer

Starling murmuration

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Treecreeper