Hewenden Reservoir

Saturday 17th October a.m.

A sunny morning but feeling like Autumn with a cool temperature of 7°C, a Buzzard perched on a pole was a good start. There were c100 Canadas on the water that soo flew to a field to graze on the grass.  A Grey Heron flew over, on the water were BH & Herring Gulls plus Tufteds, Mallards & Cormorants which were perch on a fallen tree.  Others seen during my walk were Chaffinch, LT Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Jackdaw & Blackbird.

Grey Heron

 

Cormorant

LT Tit

Chaffinch

Canadas

Buzzard

BH Gull & Herring Gull

Hewenden Reservoir 17/10/2026

Redcar Tarn

 Wednesday 14th October a.m.

A bright sunny morning with a temperature of 10°C which meant if felt chilly as I walked around the Tarn.  Many birds on show again with Canadas & Lapwings in the surrounding fields.  On the water a male Wigeon has returned plus a male Pintail & two females, there were ten Teal including a male.  There were seven Goosanders plus Greylags, Coots, Moorhen, Tufted & Mallards.  A good number of Gulls including BH, Herring & LBB Gull and also a large Yellow- legged Gull.  Others seen were Grey Heron, Pied Wagtail, Rook & Jackdaw. 

Rook

Teal

Wigeon

 

Pintail

 

Yellow- legged Gull

LBB, Herring & Yellow- legged Gulls

Yellow-legged & LBB Gulls

Greylags

Grey Heron

Goosander

Jackdaw

LBB Gull

Mistle Thrush

Pied Wagtail

Redcar Tarn 14/10/2026

Lister Park

 Sunday 11th October a.m.

A sunny morning with a temperature of 7°C at Lister Park, Bradford where I started off at the Lake where there were 18 Tufteds.  Also a good number of BH Gulls, Herring Gull, most of which were 1st calender year birds with a couple of 2nd calender year birds. The usual Canadas, Moorhen, Coots & Mallards were present, others seen were Nuthatch, Chaffinch, Mistle Thrush, Blue Tit, Feral Pigeon, Robin & Wren. 

Nuthatch

Robin

Tufted

BH Gull

Herring Gull

Herring Gull 2nd year

Moorhen

Wren

 

Lister Park stream

Lister Park Lake 11/10/2026

Harold Park & Park Dam

Thursday 8th October a.m.

A sunny morning but feeling chilly with a temperature of 9°C as I headed towards the Lake where there was a pair of Mute Swans with three juveniles. There were c20 Tufteds and a Great Crested Grebe plus a juvenile.  Also BH Gulls, Moorhen, Coot & Canadas.

Over the road at Park Dam a Grey Heron was skulking around in the vegetation, there was also a pair of G.C. Grebes and a juvenile.  Others were Greylags, Coots, Mute Swan & Moorhen. 

G.C. Grebe

Juvenile G.C. Grebe - Park Dam

Park Dam

Park Dam

Mute Swans

Tufted

BH Gull

Moorhen

Grey Heron - Park Dam

Greylags -Park Dam

Mute Swan - Park Dam

Harold Park 8/10/2026