Friday 13th June a.m.
A dull overcast start but mild starting off at 12°C as I went for a stroll on Harden Moor. The usual suspects were seen & heard including Cuckoo, Sand Martin, Garden Warbler, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Linnet, Goldfinch, Song Thrush & Jay.
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| Cuckoo |
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| Linnet |
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| Song Thrush |
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| Whitethroat |
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| Willow Warbler |
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| Cuckoo on Harden Moor 13/6/2025 |
Wednesday 11th June a.m.
A dry morning with some hazy sunshine and a start temperature of 11°C as I ventured just across the border in to Lancashire in search of Sanderling. These have been seen here for a while but alas I could not find any this morning. My journey was not wasted though as I spotted Dunlin, Ringed Plover, LRP, Common Sandpiper, Pied Wagtail, Mipit, Canada and Skylark.
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| LRP |
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| Ringed Plover |
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| Common Sandpiper |
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| Dunlin |
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| LRP at Blackstone Edge Reservoir |
Sunday 8th June a.m.
A sunny start with a temperature of 10°C but quite windy which kept some of the birds low in the Reeds. It didn't bother the Swifts which were plentiful all across the site, good to see four Avocets on Astley Lake. A Cuckoo was calling in this area and a couple of Bitterns were booming Cetti's Warblers were their usual vocal selves. Common Terns were nesting and Gt Crested Grebes already had chicks, others were Gadwall, Shoveler, Pochard, Tufted, Little Egret, Lapwing & Reed Bunting.
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| Reed Bunting |
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| Avocet |
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| Common Tern |
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| Grebe chicks hitching a ride |
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| Gt C. Grebe with chicks |
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| Gadwall |
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| Little Egret |
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| Common Terns at Swillington Ings 8/6/2025 |
Monday 2nd June a.m.
A bright sunny morning on Harden Moor with a temperature of 11°C where Skylarks were singing and a Cuckoo was heard a couple of times. A couple of Oystercatchers flew over as did a Swift, the Sand Martins were busy in their usual spot. Plenty other birds were singing but only briefly seen in the tree canopy, these included Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, Bullfinch, Linnet, LT Tit, Meadow Pipit, Robin & Wren.
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| Bullfinch |
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| Linnet |
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| LT Tit |
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| Willow Warbler |
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| Wren |
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| LT Tits on Harden Moor 2/6/2025 |
Saturday 31st May a.m.
After a spell of rainy & windy weather a dry day starting off at 14°C, I decided to go to the BOG Members Stockbridge Nature Reserve. Here from the hide there was a pair of Moorhen with three chicks and there were good numbers of juvenile birds such as House Sparrow, Goldfinch & Gt Tit. A pair of Bullfinch came to the feeders, a couple of Swifts flew over and a Pheasant made an appearance. Others were Reed Bunting, Dunnock, Robin, Blue Tit, Canada & BH Gull.
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| Pheasant |
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| Bullfinch |
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| Dunnock |
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| Goldfinch |
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| juvenile Goldfinch |
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| juvenile House Sparrow |
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| Moorhen feeding chick |
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| Reed Bunting |
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| BH Gull |
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| Stockbridge NR 31/5/2025 |
