Rodley Nature Reserve

 Wednesday 16th September a.m.

A sunny morning with a temperature of 15 °C as I made my way around Rodley NR.  There were a good number of Little Grebes & Gadwalls but the highlight of the morning was a Snipe which came out of the reeds for some pictures.  I heard a couple of Cetti's Warblers, others were Kestrel, Linnet, Little Egret, Cormorant, Lapwing, Moorhen, Grey Heron, Grey Wagtail, Mute Swan & BH Gull. 

Common Snipe

Moorhen & Snipe

Little Egret

Grey Wagtail

Lapwing

Little Grebe

Cormorant

Gadwall

Grey Heron

Common Snipe at Rodley NR 16/9/2026

TMR

 Friday 11th September a.m.

Some sunny spells with alot of black clouds around, fortunately the rain stayed away, the temperature was 14 °C.  There were c100 Lapwings flying overhead and the usual Red-legged Partridge & Red Grouse were present.  A juvenile Great Crested Grebe was diving for food also there were nine Goosanders.  There were c150 LBB Gulls, 20 Herring & c100 BH Gulls, others were Canadas, Greylags, Tufteds, Meadow Pipit & Swallow.  

juvenile Great Crested Grebe

Red-legged Partridge

Goosanders

Greylag

Lapwing

BH Gulls

Herring & LBB Gulls

Lapwings at TMR 11/9/2026

Redcar Tarn

 Wednesday 9th September a.m.

A lovely sunny morning with a temperature of 13°C, there were the usual mix of birds here this morning.  In the field over the road there were c5o Canadas also Starlings.  In the water were Grey Heron, Moorhen, Coot, BH Gulls, LBB Gulls, Tufteds & Mallard. In addition there were c25 Lapwings in the field next to the Tarn.

Grey Heron

Lapwing

Moorhen

Starling

BH Gull

Canadas

LBB Gull

Redcar Tarn 9/9/2026

TMR

Tuesday 1st September a.m.

A sunny morning with a temperature of 13°C and a stong blustery wind, the Gull numbers were down today.  There were c50 LBB Gulls, 10 Herring Gulls & c50 BH Gulls it was also good to see seven Goosanders.  There were also a dozen Lapings on the banking of the Reservoir with a couple of Meadow Pipits & a Pied Wagtail nearby.  On the wall of the res was a Red Grouse, walking back I added a Red-legged Partridge.  In the distance a couple of Buzzards seemed to be in a brief fight.

Red-legged Partridge

Red Grouse

Lapwing

 

Buzzards

Herring & LBB Gulls

Red Grouse at TMR 1/9/2026