Harden Moor

 Sunday 14th June a.m.

A sunny morning with a temperature of 13°C, the first bird I saw as I stepped out of the car was a Skylark singing as it soared high in the sky.  The second bird was a Cuckoo calling which was heard often during my walk but was not seen.  There were several Whitethroats & Willow Warblers singing and a Garden Warbler posed for a couple of pictures.  As I walked further over the Moor I heard a Snipe drumming then as I looked up it was flying round me before going down in to cover, don't think I've seen one here before.  A Kestrel was seen hovering above, others were Reed Bunting, Linnet, Meadow Pipit & Goldfinch.  

Garden Warbler

Goldfinch

Linnet

Meadow Pipit

Reed Bunting

Whitethroat

Kestrel

Kestrel hovering above Harden Moor 14/6/2026

Redcar Tarn

 Friday 12th June p.m.

Some sunny spells with a strong wind blowing & a temperature of 17°C, the main birds here were c50 LBB Gulls.  A pair of Canadas had three large goslings and over the road a pair of Oystercatchers were looking after a chick each.  Others were House Martin, Sand Martin, Swift, Moorhen, Coot, Tufted, BH Gull, Pied Wagtail, Jackdaw & Rook.  

Oystercatcher 

Oystercatcher with chick

Tufted

BH Gull

Canada with gosling

Moorhen

LBB Gull

LBB Gulls at Redcar Tarn 12/6/2026

Harold Park & Park Dam

Saturday 30th May a.m.

A bright sunny morning starting off at 16 °C, heading towards the Lake Canadas were grazing with a couple of broods of goslings.  There were Coots on nests & others were on the water feeding their chicks, a LBB Gull was keeping a watchful eye from the island.  It was good to see a Great Crested Grebe, a Grey Wagtail landed on a fence, others were Moorhen, Mute Swan & Tufteds. 

  Over the road at Park Dam there were ten Mute Swans, Grey Wagtail, Mallards with chicks, G.C.Grebe, Coots, Sand Martin, Swallow & Swifts.

G.C Grebe

Grey Wagtail

Canada Goslings

Canadas with goslings

Coot with chick

LBB Gull

Moorhen

Tufteds

Mute Swan

Mute Swans at Park Dam 30/5/2026

Harden Moor

Monday 25th May a.m.

An early walk on the Moor to try and beat the heat from the sun starting at 15°C and still on the rise at 23°C as I finished my walk.  Garden Warblers, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff were all seen singing.  Curlews were flying around a couple briefly landing before heading off, a pair of Oystercatchers had two young chicks.  Others seen were Red-legged Partridge, Skylark, Lapwing & Jay. 

Garden Warbler

 

Red-legged Partridge 

Oystercatcher with chicks

Curlew

Willow Warbler

Whitethroat

Garden Warbler on Harden Moor 25/5/2026