On the 13 September 2025 an Eurasian Dotterel (Eudromias morinellus) was found on Burbage Moor near Sheffield, so yesterday the 20th, (a week later) myself and my mate Dave Gray decided to go and have a look at this mountain breeding wader. On arrival at the layby where we were to park, it had just started to rain- it was that mizzly rain, you know? the stuff that gets you wet through. It was a 10 minute walk to where the bird was frequenting, there wer a couple of birders already there, and after about 10 minutes our quarry was sat on a ridge that surrounded a small pool approximatley 30yards away, but visibility wasn't great. The bird then started to feed around the ridge, and moving towards us, getting closer and closer. The other birders that were there all left having had their fill of this very confiding bird, leaving it with myself and Dave; we just stood there not moving and the bird came within 20 feet of us, just amazing veiws. Needless to say my best encounter with this moutain plover.
As always thanks for stopping by.
