Tuesday 17th December p.m.
A dull day with grey sky but feeling mild at 9°C, good to catch up with the three Goldeneyes on the Reservoir. Not many Gulls today but there was c25 Lapwings flying over in the distance, others were Cormorant, Mute Swan, Goosander, Canadas, Moorhen, Teal & Tufteds. On my way back I saw the Buzzard in the same spot as on my last visit.
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| Buzzard |
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| Goldeneye |
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| Cormorant |
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| Canadas |
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| Lapwings |
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| Mute Swan |
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| Hewenden Reservoir 17/12/2024 |
Saturday 14th December a.m.
A beautiful Winter morning in the sunshine up at the Tarn but cold at just 4°C where there were plenty Gulls including the Yellow-legged Herring Gull. Good to see the male Wigeon and Pintail back after being absent on my last couple of visits. There were also three Goosanders plus Canadas, Rooks, Jackdaws, Starlings, Tufteds, Chaffinch & Pied Wagtail.
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| Wigeon |
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| Yellow-legged Herring Gull |
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| Pintail |
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| Goosander |
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| Chaffinch |
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| Pied Wagtail |
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| Lapwing |
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| Redcar Tarn 14/12/2024 |
Wednesday 11th December a.m.
Another dull overcast day but not so much wind blowing making the 4°C feel a little bit milder. Around 350 Gulls were on the Reservoir with the normal mixture, still three Goldeneye and 8 Teal plus Tufteds, Canadas, Moorhen and a Mute Swan. It was good to see a GSW on a pole and later in a tree also a Buzzard on top of another pole and going down in to the field looking for food.
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| Buzzard |
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| GSW |
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| Goldeneye |
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| Canadas |
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| Cormorant with Gulls |
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| Teal |
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| Tufteds |
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| Hewenden Reservoir 11/12/2024 |
Tuesday 10th December a.m.
Feeling cold up at the Tarn with a temperature of 4°C in a cooling wind and cloudy overcast sky. Plenty of Gulls as usual one BH Gull having a green leg ring J90Y, there were c50 Canadas in the nearby field, on the water there were a couple of Goosanders, others were Pied Wagtail, Cormorant, Coot & Tufteds.
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| Goosander |
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| Cormorant |
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| Common Gull |
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| LBB Gull |
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| Herring Gull |
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| BH Gull with leg ring J90Y |
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| Pied Wagtail |
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| Redcar Tarn 10/12/2024 |
