Leeshaw Reservoir

Friday 8th July p.m.
 An afternoon visit to Leeshaw with some sunny intervals and a temperature of 15°C produced a record number of 15 Oystercatchers. There were also a couple of Curlews making some noise and flying around we had the additional bonus of a Snipe flying low in front of us and landing in a field on the other side of a wall.Others seen included House Martin,Swallow,Swift,Goldfinch,Grey Heron and Mipits.

Curlew

Goldfinch

Oystercatcher

Oystercatchers flying to the other side of the reservoir

Leeshaw 8/7/2016

Lister Park

Sunday 3rd July a.m.
A pleasant start to the day with sunshine and a temperature of 15°C as we arrived at Lister Park on the outskirts of Bradford.We made our way to the Lake where we had a good start with four Grey Wagtails in the corner by the waterfall and also a young Dipper.They flew off towards the stream so we followed getting a couple of snaps as we went.There was a Song Thrush giving us a tune high up on top of a tall conifer, also nearby was a Jay which obligingly hung around for a few snaps.We headed back down to the Lake where there was c125 Canadas and 34 Greylags we saw one Gosling with them.There were the usual Mallards and Tufted Ducks along with Moorhens and Coots with several chicks.There were a couple of BH Gulls & LBB Gulls with the addition of one Herring Gull,a good walk round with plenty birds to see in the pleasant conditions.

Jay

Dipper

Grey Wagtail

Song Thrush

BH Gull

Herring & LBB Gull

Coot with chick

Greylags with Gosling

female Tufted Duck

male Tufted Duck

Tufted Duck close up

Greylags

Lister Park 3/7/2016

Harden Moor

Sunday 19th June a.m.
Good to have a sunny start this morning although the clouds soon bubbled up, a decent temperature at 13°C.We soon got some good birds seeing a pair of Pied Wagtails carrying food,a Kestrel in the quarry, a Little Owl on top of a pole and a distant Oystercatcher with at least one chick.The Sand Martins were busy near their nest site and it was good to see Whitethroat,Garden Warbler and Willow Warbler.Also good to get a good view of a Green Woodpecker as it flew near us, also Redpolls and a couple of Whitethroat chicks on a branch still being fed by the adult.A good number of other common species were also seen and a Bullfinch for the first time for a while.

Pied Wagtail

Kestrel

Little Owl

Oystercatcher

Redpoll

Whitethroat chicks

Whitethroat chicks with adult

Wren

Pied Wagtail

Harden Moor 19/6/2016

Harold Park

Saturday 18th June p.m.
 A quick afternoon visit to Harold Park where it was 16°C with dull overcast conditions but at least it was dry.We headed for the lake where there were a good number of Canadas along with the expected other species.The highlight was seeing the pair of Great Crested Grebes with four young chicks, spending most of their time riding on one of the adults back.The other adult was looking for food and coming back with small fish possibly Sticklebacks.A couple of Swifts were overhead as we went up to the small pond where there were more Canadas with some large goslings.

Great Crested Grebe with its chicks

Coot with chick

Canada Gosling

Canadas and Goslings at Harold Park 18/6/2016