Harold Park & Park Dam

Saturday 22nd January a.m.

 A dull cloudy morning with a temperature of 6°C on my arrival at Harold Park where I headed for the Lake.  On the Lake there were Canadas, Tufteds, BH Gulls, Common Gull, Herring Gulls, Moorhen,  Coots and two Goosanders.  A walk around the Park added Collared Dove and Robin.

 Down the road at Park Dam there were c50 Canadas grazing in the nearby field, there were seven Goosanders on the water, four Cormorants were on the Over Head Pylon wires with another two in the water.  Good to see a Great Crested Grebe and two Mute Swans (Tag Y194), others were Coots and Tufteds. 

Goosander

Mute swan

Tufted

Coot

G.C. Grebe

Cormorant

Cormorant & Goosander

Harold Park

Park Dam

Redcar Tarn

 Monday January 17th p.m.

 A chilly cloudy Redcar Tarn when I arrived with a temperature of 6°C but plenty of birds to be seen with c300 BH Gulls C50 Herring Gulls, c75 Canadas and c75 Greylags.  Plenty other birds including LBB Gull, Common Gull, Lapwing, Robin, Chaffinch, Jackdaw, Rook, Starling and Tufteds.  There was also a solitary Pink-footed Goose with the Greylags completing a good session.

Pinkie

Pinkie & Greylag

Tufted

BH Gull in summer plumage

Herring Gull

LBB Gull

Herrin and LBB Gulls

Greylags

Jackdaws

Lapwing

Robin

Starlings

some Canadas arrivng

Plenty birds on show

Redcar Tarn 17/1/2022

Hallas Bridge/Goit Stock Wood

Saturday 15th January a.m.

A frosty start to the day but sunny with a temperature of 1°C as I headed down to Hallas Bridge where I followed the path through Goit Stock Wood to the caravan park.  An early sighting of a Grey Wagtail was good but the main birds were three Dippers in Hallas Beck with a sprinkling of other common species.

Dipper

Leg ring A52 which was also seen last year

Two Dippers

Goit Stock Waterfall 15/1/2022

 

Lister Park

 Sunday 9th January a.m.

 A cloudy morning with some sunny intervals and a shower of rain to contend with but not too cold at 4°C.  Plenty of birds on and around the Lake at Lister Park with c100 BH Gulls, c75 Canadas, 10 Greylags, Herring Gulls, Common Gulls as well.  There was a good count of thirty Tufteds, six Goosanders and two Mute Swans, a walk round the Park added Collared Dove, Mistle Thrush, Redwing, Nuthatch, a charm of Goldfinch and c25 Siskin.

Goosander

Mute Swans

Tufteds & Canadas

Greylags

Mistle Thrush

Redwing

Collared Dove

Nuthatch

Siskin

more Siskin

Lister Park 9/1/2022

Redcar Tarn

Sunday 2nd January a.m.

  A sunny, blustery morning but feeling mild in the Winter sunshine with a temperature of 8°C up at Redcar Tarn. Good numbers of Gulls with c100 Canadas and 65 Greylags, others included Rook, Jackdaw, Pied Wagtail, Tufteds, Coots and a Robin.

Greylag

Common Gull

Coot

BH Gull

Canadas

Herring Gull

LBB Gull

Pied Wagtail

Rook

Tufted

Redcar Tarn 2/1/2022