Lister Park,Bradford

Sunday 18th March a.m.
  Today we went to Lister Park in Bradford where it was cloudy with sunny intervals and had
a temperature of 5°C.First we went to the pond where there were Canadas,BH Gulls,Coots,
Mallards,Moorhen,Tufted Duck and Feral Pigeons.We also saw a Greylag here for the first
time and there was a female Goosander.
  From here we walked to the wooded area where there were some dwaf Daffodils in full flower
which looked great. In this area we saw Blackbirds,Blue Tits,Chaffinch,Crow,Dunnock,Robin
and Magpie.We also saw two Great Spotted Woodpecker for the first time here, I always enjoy
watching these birds. Walking back down to the pond we saw two large Gulls on the water which
as we got closer we could see were Lesser Black Backed Gulls another first for us at this location.

Tufted Duck 1

Tufted Duck 2

Tufted Duck 3

Greylag 

Goosander

Crow

GSW 1

GSW 2

GSW Collage

Miniture Daffs in full flower

Lister Park,Bradford 1

Lister Park,Bradford 2

Local Walk

Sunday 18th March a.m.
  A bright start to the day with sunshine but a few odd clouds about, the temperature 4°C.
Plenty of birds about this morning when we took the dog for a walk we recorded 22 species
which is a good count for us.Among them Greenfinch,G.S.W.,Grey Wagtail,Song Thrush and
Starling along with the Corvids and Tits. We saw 2 Canadas on the pond which was a first.

Greenfinch

G.S.W.

Song Thrush

House Sparrow

Canadas

Redcar Tarn

Saturday 17th March a.m.
 We arrived here from Leeshaw mid morning with overcast skies and a temperature of 6°C.
There were good numbers of Gulls along with the others listed below. Today we took more note
of the oddball/hybrid Ducks some of which are quite colourful and maybe should not be dismissed
all the time.
c150 - BH Gull
9 - Canadas
6 - Carrion Crow
2 - Chaffinch
5 - Common Gull
20 - Coot
8 - Lapwing
1 - LBB Gull
c50 - Mallard
1 - Moorhen
2 - Muscovy Ducks
2 - Rook
16 - Tufted Duck
plus other species and oddball/Hybrid Ducks shown below.

This Duck has some Wigeon colouring

Muscovy Duck

Leeshaw Reservoir

Saturday 17th March a.m.
  A rainy start to the morning but it soon passed leaving a dull morning with a temperature
of 7°C. Tried our luck at Leeshaw again but no Shelduck today, we did see our first Curlew
though,all fly overs but great to see them back. There were also a pair of Oystercatchers as well as
Canadas,Greylag,Lapwing,Pheasant,Grey Heron,Meadow Pipit,Cormorant and Pied Wagtail.

Oystercatcher 1

Oystercatcher 2

Cormorant

Meadow Pipit

Grey Heron

Pied Wagtail

male Pheasant and Canadas

Ogden Reservoir

Tuesday 13th March p.m.
  Got exited this afternoon on seeing the report on Calderbirds that there were Whooper Swans
at Ogden after not seeing them at Elland yesterday.So after a quick tea off we rushed to Ogden
but after walking round there was no sign of them, I now lean that it was only a fleeting visit and
they were gone early this afternoon, that's birding for you.
  Still all was not lost as there were plenty other birds about, I was pleased to finally catch up with
the pair of Goldeneye, and there were still some Goosanders. I saw yet another Treecreeper,Wren,
Canadas,Mallards,Moorhen,Robin,Great Tits and played hide and seek with some LT Tits.

male Goldeneye

female Goldeneye

male Goldeneye 2

male Goldeneye 3

Goldeneye off into the sunset

Treecreeper

LT Tit

Goldeneye & Canada

More from Elland G.P.

From Monday 13th March
  Here are a few more snaps taken at Elland which I have had time to sort out.

Grey Heron 1

Grey Heron 2

Treecreeper 

Blue Tit

LT Tits & Great Tit

Elland Gravel Pits

Monday 12th March p.m.
 A bright sunny afternoon with a temperature of 12°C and so a quick visit to EGP where
there was a good selection of birds on show. By the canal we saw Canadas,Mallards,
Treecreeper and Grey Herons.We walked round to the bird feeders where we saw several
Lesser Redpoll for the first time. This great addition to the area was also being enjoyed by
Blue Tits,Bullfinch,Blackbird,Great Tits,LT Tits and a Robin.

male Bullfinch

Lesser Redpoll 1

Lesser Redpoll 2

Lesser Redpoll 3

Long-tailed Tit 

Lesser Redpoll Collage

Lesser Redpoll enjoying the food