Sunday 21 November 2021

Harold Park & Park Dam

 Sunday 21st November a.m.

  A chilly morning but plenty sunshine with a temperature of 4°C, on the Lake at Harold Park there were eleven Goosanders.  Others were Gt C. Grebe, Cormorant, Tufteds, BH Gull, Common Gull and three Mute Swans.

  Down the road at Park Dam there were five Cormorants and five Gt C. Grebe with just one Little Grebe seen.

Cormorant




Goosander


Little Grebe

Mute Swans

Tufted Duck

Common Gull

Gt C. Grebe

Gt C. Grebe Juv.

Goosanders

Harold Park 21/11/2021



Saturday 13 November 2021

Dowley Gap

 Saturday 13th November a.m.

 A lovely sunny morning feeling mild at 10°C as I walked alongside the canal and river Aire at Dowley Gap.  A very enjoyable walk but not many birds around, twelve Pied Wagtails were seen at the water works, others were Jay, Robin, Grey Wagtail, Wren, Mallard and Goosander.  The highlight was seeing a Kingfisher as I walked alongside the canal it perched in a couple of places but soon flew off with disturbance from cyclists, joggers and dog walkers.

Kingfisher



Pied Wagtail

Robin

Grey Wagtail

Dowley Gap

Autumn colour at Dowley Gap 13/11/2021


Sunday 7 November 2021

Lister Park

Sunday 7th November a.m.

A cloudy blustery morning at Lister Park where the temperature was 9°C, the Lake held a large number of Gulls mainly BH but a couple of Commons, Herring and LBB were amongst them.  There were c100 Canadas grazing on the grass above the lake and there were 25 Tufteds on the water.  Good to see a couple of Grey Wagtails and a charm of c30 Goldfinch flew over the lake, I later saw a couple of them feeding in the trees, also two Mute Swans on the water.

Goldfinch


BH Gull

Common Gull


Herring Gull


LBB Gull


Mute Swans

Grey Wagtail

Canadas

Lister Park 7/11/2021