Tuesday 23rd September p.m.
With the sun shining again I went out for a walk starting off at Slippery Ford and going up to the Keighley Moor Reservoir the temperature was 13°C. The first birds seen were a couple of Buzzards overhead soon followed by Meadow Pipits and a Kestrel. As I got nearer the Reservoir there were a couple of Stonechats, there were no birds on the water of the res and just a few Greylags on the shore, heading back Golfinch were also seen.
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| Buzzard |
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| Kestrel |
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| Stonechat |
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| Goldfinch |
Monday 22nd September a.m.
A sunny morning the temperature was up to 12°C by late morning when I arrived at the Tarn. A good surprise to see 15 Goosanders on the water with c50 large Gulls plus a couple of Greylags, Canadas, Grey Heron, Coot, Moorhen, Rook, Pied Wagtail, Tufteds & c100 Lapwings.
Pied Wagtail
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| Goosander |
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| Grey Heron |
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| Greylag |
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| Moorhen |
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| LBB Gull |
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| Herring Gull |
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| Lapwings |
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| Some of the c100 Lapwings |
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| Goosanders at Redcar Tarn 22/9/2025 |
Thursday 18th September a.m.
A much better morning after all the recent rain, wind & fog the sun came out so I went for a walk round Hewenden Reservoir. The water level is still low with a good number of Gulls on the exposed shore and Canadas in the nearby field. House Martins & Swallows were overhead some settling on overhead wires joined by a Greenfinch & some Goldfinches. On the way home I saw Collared Dove, Starling, Jay & Jackdaw completing an enjoyable walk.
Greenfinch
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| Swallow |
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| Swallow at Hewenden Reservoir 18/9/2025 |
Thursday 11th September a.m.
A sunny starting turning cloudy later with a temperature of 12°C and a strongish wind blowing up at the Tarn. Here there was a flock of c75 Lapwings in an adjacent field, a mix of Black Headed, Lesser Black-backed & Herring Gulls were on the water. Others included the resident Grey Heron on the island, Tufted, Canadas, Coots, Moorhen, Pied Wagtail, Rook & Jackdaw.
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| Lapwing |
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| Grey Heron |
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| Pied Wagtail |
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| LBB Gull |
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| LBB & BH Gull |
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| Tufted |
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| Lapwings |
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| Canadas at Redcar Tarn 11/9/2025 |
Tuesday 9th September a.m.
A sunny morning but cool at just 8°C, I had a good start with a charm of Goldfinch lifting from the seed heads to a distant tree as I approached. A couple of Swallows were overhead & a Cormorant flew over, a couple of Stonchats kept me occupied for a while. On the grassy area where model planes are flown there were Mipits, Goldfinch, Skylark & Pied Wagtail. A distant bird looked different to the usual with a pale buff chest & an eye stripe, looking at the pictures I decided on a young Stonechat but also the thought of a Siberian Stonechat did cross my mind. Good to see a flock of c50 Lapwings in the roadside field as I headed home.
P.S. After another look at the unusual bird I have changed my mind and gone with Whinchat.
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| Stonechat |
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| Cormorant |
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| Juv Goldfinch |
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| Meadow Pipit |
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| Pied Wagtail |
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| Skylark |
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| Whinchat |
