Hewenden Reservoir

Sunday 12th October a.m.

Some morning sunshine with a temperature of 6°C so I set off towards Hewenden Reservoir as I went I could see mist over Goit Stock Woods & Harden.  There were four Tufteds on the water and two Cormorants, in the surrounding field c50 Canadas, BH, Common, Herring & LBB Gulls.  Others seen were Pheasant, Linnet & Goldfinch. 

Linnet 

Cormorant

Canadas

Common Gull

 

Tufteds

LBB Gull

Herring & Common Gull

BH Gull

Pheasant 

Hewenden Reservoir 

Mist over Goit Stock Wood & Harden

Hewenden Reservoir 12/10/2025

Harold Park & Park Dam

 Wednesday 8th October a.m.

Another cloudy morning and feeling cool at just 10°C when I arrived at Harold Park where there was a Gt Crested Grebe.   The water level here was back to near normal which was good for two Mute Swans and a couple of Canadas.  Not too many birds on show just Coots, Moorhen & Mallards, there was a bonus of four Collared Doves.

  At the nearby Park Dam there were two Gt Crested Grebes with two juveniles and five Mute Swans.  Others here were Tufteds, Coots, Cormorant, Moorhen & Mallard. 

Gt C. Grebe

Collared Dove 

Moorhen

Harold Park

Gt Crested Grebe 

Mute Swans

Tufted

Park Dam 8/10/2025

Redcar Tarn

 Tuesday 7th October a.m.

A cloudy morning with a temperature of 13°C up at the Tarn where it was great to see the rare sight of a Little Grebe.  It looked comfortable as it moved around and diving to catch fish, there were 11 Goosanders and two Cormorants with a Grey Heron on the island.  There was an increase in the number of Tufteds with a count of 21, the usual Canadas, Coots, Moorhen & Pied Wagtail were seen.  The  Lapwing flock contained c100 birds, there were good numbers of large Gulls with plenty 1st year birds one of the Herring Gulls was potentially a Yellow Legged Gull, there were LBB, BH & a Common Gull.  Others were Mallard, Rook & Jackdaw.

Little Grebe

Goosander

Grey Heron

Cormorant

Lapwings

Pied Wagtail

LBB Gull

Herring Gull with pale legs

Common Gulls

Little Grebe with a fish, Redcar Tarn 7/10/2025