Sunday 28th May a.m.
I moved on from Yeadon Tarn to Rodley Nature Reserve an RSPB site which lies just outside the BOG recording are but is a great reserve to visit, on the way seeing a
Red Kite.In the first hide there is a good view of the lake where there are three pontoons for birds to nest on, fortunately a pair of
Common Terns occupy one of them.These wonderful little birds are always a treat to see although they get harassed by the
BH Gulls and others.There was a
Little Grebe which was feeding near the hide and in the distance a pair of
GC Grebes had three chicks.There is a
Sand Martin wall for them to nest in and there was a good number of them making use of it with
Swallows and
Swift also overhead.
At another hide I heard a
Sedge Warbler and soon was able to spot it and get a few pictures, others were
Chiffchaff and
Willow Warbler.A few
Reed Buntings were seen and a group of six
Grey Herons,Lapwings,Gadwall,Tufted Duck and
Mute Swans were also seen.
Nigel.
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| Common Tern |
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| Sedge Warbler |
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| Little Grebe |
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| Reed Bunting among the Flag Iris |
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| Gadwall |
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| Grey Heron |
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| Lapwing |
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| Rodley Nature Reserve 28/5/2017 |
Cracking shots Nigel
ReplyDeleteThanks Dave good to see the Sedge Warbler which has eluded me on previous visits to Rodley.
ReplyDeleteNigel.