Sunday 21st May a.m.
A bright sunny morning with a temperature of 15°C and good numbers of birds singing. Those seen were Garden Warbler, Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Pheasant, Chiffchaff and House Martin. It was also good to see ten Sand Martin looking at nesting in their traditional spot, let's hope they're left alone to do so.
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| Whitethroat |
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| Willow Warbler |
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| Pheasant |
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| Song Thrush |
Saturday 6th May a.m.
A cloudy morning with a temperatureture of 12°C but brightened up with the iconic sound of a Cuckoo and the tuneful song of a Garden Warbler. Plenty others seen including GSW, Redpoll, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Oystercatcher, Song Thrush, Lapwing, Linnet, Goldfinch & Pheasant.
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| Chiffchaff |
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| Cuckoo |
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| Garden Warbler |
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| GSW |
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| Linnet |
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| Pheasant |
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| Whitethroat |
Thursday 4th May a.m.
A cloudy morning with a strong wind blowing and a temperature of 8°C, the wind keeping many Warblers out of sight but still vocal and one Sedge Warbler showed long enough for a picture. A Med Gull showed well and many other birds were seen including Marsh Harrier, Great White Egret, Little Egret, Black-tailed Godwit, Avocet, Redshank, Dunlin, Shoveler, Oystercatcher and Great Black-backed Gull.
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| Med Gull |
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| Redshank |
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| Sedge Warbler |
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| Shelduck |
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| Avocet |
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| Dunlin |
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| GW Egret |
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| Marsh Harrier |
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| Marsh Harrier &Black-tailed Godwit |
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| Shoveler |
Monday 1st May a.m.
A cloudy morning with a temperature of 12°C at a quiet Harold Park with two Great Crested Grebes being the highlight. Others here were Coots with their young chick's, Tufteds, Mute Swans and Starlings collecting worms no doubt for nearby young.
Down the road at Park Dam there were two more Great Crested Grebes, Swift, Swallow, House Martins & Sand Martins.
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| Gt C. Grebe |
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| Mute Swan |
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| Starling |
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| Tufted |
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| Coot with chicks |
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| Harold Park |
Sunday 16th April a.m.
A cloudy morning with a temperature of 9°C for my first visit this year to Harden Moor where Curlew were moving around and a Skylark sang high in the sky. Good to see a Barn Owl, Chiffchaffs and Willow Warblers were up singing, others were Song Thrush and Reed Bunting.
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| Chiffchaff |
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| Willow Warbler |
Sunday 2nd April a. m.
A dull cloudy start to the morning with a temperature of 6°C as I walked alongside the canal at Dowley Gap. There were 10 Greylags at the side of the canal, as I walked across the viaduct a Chiffchaff was singing which I spotted a while later. In to Hirst wood there were 4 Jays seen, a GSW was drumming and there were a few Nuthatches and was able to ID a Swallow with several other hirundines flying above the wood. On thr River Aire there was a Mandarin, others seen were Gt Tit, Wren, LT Tit & Robin.
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| Mandarin |
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| Nuthatch |
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| Wren |
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| Chiffchaff |
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| Great Tit |
