Tuesday, 20 December 2011

Redcar Tarn

Tuesday 20th December p.m.
 A dull chilly day at Redcar Tarn with a temperature of 3°C but dry and plenty of
birds to see. The Lapwing flock was present with some Golden Plover and a few
BH Gulls mixed in. On theTarn were the usual Mallards a large number of BH Gulls
and a few Common and LBB,Canadas and tufted Ducks. Walking round a Fieldfare
landed in a nearby tree which was a first good sighting of this bird for us, it was joined
by another as they moved further away.A Robin also popped up along with several
Chaffinch which flew away. One note of caution to our fellow birders,a bird landed on
a wall some distance away which got our pulses racing but looking through the bins we
decided it was a crow with a white chest,beware!
c350 - Lapwing
c300- BH Gull
c150 - Mallards
c25 - Coot
20 - Golden Plover
11 - Canadas
10 - Tufted Duck
8 - Chaffinch
6 - Common Gull
5 - Moorhen
3 - Muscovy Duck
2 - Fieldfare
1 - LBB Gull
1 - Robin
1 - Crow with white chest
Fieldfare

Common Gull 1st Winter at back,foreground BH Gulls

Common and 1st Winter in middle with BH gulls front and back 

LBB Gull

Golden Plover and Lapwing

Tufted Ducks

Beware of this Crow

Golden Plover,Lapwings and BH Gulls

Golden Plover and Lapwings

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