Maytime along the River Sid is indeed a delight – as captured by Mary Walden-Till a couple of years ago:
Fabulous photos down by the River in May – The Sid
And the sightings and observations along the Sid over the last month have indeed been fabulous.
As Stuart Huntley says in his posting this weekend on Sidmouth Pictures…
The Byes is particularly beautiful early morning and evening at this time of year | Facebook
Paul Claydon‘s photos of bird life along the Byes are always something:
A couple of Song Thrushes in the Byes… – Paul Clayden Photography | Facebook
A Few more from today in the Byes… – Paul Clayden Photography | Facebook
Another stunning photographer is Alex Walton, with some of his very recent shots along the river:
Just a few from around town in the early… – Alex Walton Photography | Facebook
And there is of course the fabulous Friends of the Byes – who regularly capture the magic of this part of the River – as on this little video from earlier this month:
Xxx 🙂 – Friends of The Byes / Sidmouth BEE Project | Facebook
There are lots of repostings on the Sid Valley Biodiversity Group‘s social media of all sorts along the River:
Young kingfisher on the Sid this morning | Facebook [Charles Sinclair]
5 Red kites at Sidbury | Facebook [Melanie James]
Some of the larvae have matured and emerged, adults busy dipping eggs into the water. | Facebook [Ed Dolphin]
And the newly-formed Sid Catchment Group often have some great pictures and reports on their social media:
We had quite a surprise when we… – River Sid Catchment Group | Facebook
Finally: more from Paul Claydon from last spring:
Dippers Today on the river Sid in the Byes. – Paul Clayden Photography | Facebook
A set of photos of a Dipper Preening on… – Paul Clayden Photography | Facebook
And an absolutely stunning photo of a quiet moment along a secret part of the River in May 2022 from Jacqui Hudson:
Sidmouth Pictures | River Sid | Facebook
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