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 |
Monday 27th March p.m.
A sunny afternoon with a temperature of 8°C at Leeshaw where there were c30 Oystercatchers and 4 Redshanks. Others were Lapwing, Canadas, Greylags, Cormorant, Curlew, Grey Wagtail and Pied Wagtail.
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| Pied Wagtail |
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| Redshank |
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| Grey Wagtail |
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| Greylags |
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| Lapwing |
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| Oystercatchers & Redshanks |
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| Oystercatchers |
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| Oystercatchers at Leeshaw 27/3/2023 |
Sunday 19th March a.m.
A sunny morning with a temperature of 8°C at a Redcar Tarn where there was a mix of B.H. , Common, LLB and Herring Gulls. There were two Oystercatchers and two Pied Wagtails, others were Canadas, Greylags, Robin and Tufteds.
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| Pied Wagtail |
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| Tufted |
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| Oystercatcher |
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| Greylag |
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| Redcar Tarn 19/3/2023 |
Saturday 4th March a.m.
A cloudy morning feeling chilly with a temperature of 2°C as I walked round Yeadon Tarn. I counted 20 Mute Swans and 7 Cormorants, also it was good to see two male Pochards. Others seen were Tufteds, Kestrel, BH Gull, Moorhen & Coot.
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| Pochard |
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| BH Gull |
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| BH Gull & Cormorant |
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| Cormorant |
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| Mute Swan |
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| Tufteds |
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| Yeadon Tarn 4/3/2023 |
Sunday 26th February p.m.
Some sunny spells with a temperature of 6°C at Leeshaw where I counted 19 Oystercatchers on the other side of the reservoir. A flock of c35 Curlews flew across the reservoir looking good in the sunshine with another one on the banking. A mixed flock of c75 Canadas & c25 Greylags flew in causing a flock of c100 Lapwings to rise from the hidden banking. Others were Cormorant, BH Gull, Mallards, Kestrel, Pheasant & Starling.
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| Curlew |
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| Greylags |
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| Lapwings |
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| 15 of the Oystercatchers |
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| Canadas |
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| Cormorant |
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| Leeshaw Reservoir 26/2/2023 |
