A circular walk with Hull Nats from Beverley Clump to Weedley Springs, then up East Dale and back by Austin's Dale and back by Drewton Dale. Shortly after starting, a flock of Chaffinches called our attention, amongst them were two Brambligs, the first I see this season. The light was poor for photography all day, a light mist covering the Wolds, preventing us to enjoy the views over the Humber that abound in this route.
Male Brambling.
Brambling.
These looked like a Badger had been rooting to uncover leatherjackets and other tidbits under the turf.
The Little Wold vineyard, the only one in East Yorkshire.
One of two Roe Deer we saw. It glanced towards a distant dog.
The walk includes a section of the Yorkshire Wolds Way. This waymarker is by Weedlay Springs.
This is Weedley Springs, a series of springs at the end of Drewton Dale, the source of Drewton Beck.
It wasn't long until we saw our first Red Kite. There were also several Buzzards and a Kestrel seen.
East Dale, a slope showing the skeletons of dead ash trees.
There are some magnificent mature Beech on this route, the combination of their yellow leaves and the red carpet of leaves was fantastic.
At the top of East Dale we came across a small flock of Yellowhammers feeding on the stubbles.
A small dam. I imagined it replaced by a Beaver dam. A Grey Wagtail was about.
On a field with cover crop including sunflowers, a large flock of finches were feeding, nervously moving back and forth between the food and the trees: Linnets, Greenfinches, Goldfinches and Chaffinches, and two Marsh Tits, which fed one the field a short distance from the trees. Encouragingly, Marsh Tits were present all along the walk.
Altogether, a very pleasant autumn walk around the Wolds.
2 comments:
I haven't seen a Yellowhammer since I was little. It seems that even the tiniest trickle of a waterfall will attract a Grey Wagtail.
I wouldn't say they are plentiful, but they are holding onto East Yorkshire
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