Bird & wildlife sightings from the Barnsley recording area.
Thursday 15 November 2012
Adwick reclaimed tip
Short eared Owls 2 showing well at 15.15 at the Bolton end of the tip. On Adwick washlands at dusk 3 quad bikes using the central pathway flushing all the wildfowl
Yes, disturbance is a real concern at Adwick. There's a load of disturbance at Wombwell Ings - but at least Wombwell Ings has a stretch of water that wildfowl can jump to the otherside of during times of disturbance. Unfortunatly there isnt that big an area of water on Adwick; so when its disturbed, birds on there are very likely to just leave the site. This is a great shame because on the face of it Adwick looks to be a great site. For example - it looks like it should be holding hundreds of wigeon, but its not. A solution to this, as always, is for local birders to work closely with the RSPB.
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Yes, disturbance is a real concern at Adwick.
There's a load of disturbance at Wombwell Ings - but at least Wombwell Ings has a stretch of water that wildfowl can jump to the otherside of during times of disturbance.
Unfortunatly there isnt that big an area of water on Adwick; so when its disturbed, birds on there are very likely to just leave the site.
This is a great shame because on the face of it Adwick looks to be a great site.
For example - it looks like it should be holding hundreds of wigeon, but its not.
A solution to this, as always, is for local birders to work closely with the RSPB.
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