Autumn 2021 - General Discussion

October 21 is now the wettest month at my local station Roches Point since December 2018.

Nothing this side of the county gonzo thankfully, only 0.4 this evening, compared to 19mm that fell here between 5pm and the early hours of this morning, total for the month so far is 68.4mm

Yes ,granted it helps with the heating bills, haven't turned on my heating at all so far this autumn . But I do love a more seasonal autumn, not the case this yr.

I think its great that Oct has been so mild and relatively dry until the last few days.

Means you can get out and about more.

Another wet start but meant to dry up later on hopefully.

Nice crisp sunny day out although its clouded over a bit compared to earlier, 9c and a great day for working outdoors.

Very heavy bordering on torrential rain yesterday afternoon although it was followed by a lovely sunset.

It has been a lovely October and autumn day up to recently here near Castlebar. There were a few decent patches of mist and fog in these parts not long after dawn that followed a cool night. These gave way to lovely blue skies and a refreshing autumnal crispness in the air as the morning developed. Some heavy showers have recently kicked in from the southwest however.

It was nice to hear the trumpeting calls of a few flocks of whooper swans earlier in the day as they flew southwards. Their graceful flying formations of white contrasted beautifully with the blue skies beyond them.

I also spent a few wonderful minutes marvelling at the determination and instinct of some salmon leaping and negotiating their way over some rapids and sets of falls on their way to the spawning streams.

No more than the deer rut in places like Killarney National Park or indeed the Phoenix Park in Dublin, there are some fascinating events from the natural world that for me add to some of the magic of this season.