We paid another visit to Rodley Nature Reserve near Leeds this morning it was
overcast and a temperature of just 2.5°C. Parts of the ponds were frozen but there
were still plenty species on show. There were four Cormorants high on the Pylon and
I saw my first Grey Heron of the year fly in and go into the Reeds,soon followed by a
second. In all we saw a total of 29 species which is a good count for us, this included a
flock of circa 150 Linnets which moved around very quickly making it difficult to ID them.
I managed a couple of snaps, they landed in a tree for a while but as we got closer off
they went again.
c150 - BH Gull
c150 - Linnet
c50 - Tufted Duck
c30 - Gadwall
15 - Reed Bunting
10 - Common Gull
8 - Tree Sparrow
6 - Teal
6 - Mute Swan
4 - Cormorant
2 - Bullfinch
2 Grey Heron
1 - female Goosander
plus other species totalling 29.
We also had an unconfirmed report of large numbers of Geese on the move over Keighley this
morning.
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| male Reed Bunting |
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| female Reed Bunting |
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| Reed Buntings |
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| Greenfinch and Tree Sparrow |
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| Linnet in tree |
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| Linnet on the move again |
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| female Goosander |
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| grey Heron in the Reeds |
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| female Bullfinch |
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| Teal |
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| Gadwall |
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| Cormorant on the Pylon |
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| Rodley Nature Reserve |
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