Saturday 14th March a.m.
A lovely sunny morning but chilly at just 3°C, plenty large Gulls mainly Herring but a few LBB Gull & BH Gulls. There were c20 Tufteds not much else with exception of Canadas, Greylags, Coots & Moorhen.
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| LBB Gull |
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| Herring Gull |
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| Tufted |
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| Greylags |
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| Redcar Tarn |
Saturday 7th March a.m.
Here the highlight was my first Redshank of the year which briefly flew into a nearby field. There were briefly four Pink-footed Geese on the water with the Greylags before two flew away. The Oystercatcher count was up to 19, there were c50 Lapwings, Little Owl & Curlew.
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| Lapwing |
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| Curlew |
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| Pink-footed Goose & Greylag |
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| Pink-footed Goose |
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| Oystercatcher |
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| Little Owl |
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| Leeshaw 7/3/2026 |
Saturday 7th March a.m.
A dull cloudy morning but dry with a temperature of 5°C when I arrived at Harold Park where it was good to see six Great Crested Grebes. These were paired up and gave me some of their display dancing which was good to watch, others here were Goosander, Cormorant, Tufteds, Canadas, Graylags, Moorhen & Coot.
Over the road at Park Dam there were eleven Mute Swans but just two G.C. Grebes, others were Canadas, Tufteds, Moorhen & Coot.
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| G.C. Grebe |
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| Goosander |
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| Greylag |
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| Tufteds |
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| Mute Swans at Park Dam 7/3/2026 |
Wednesday 4th March p.m.
Making most of the current good weather with the sun shining & feeling warm with the temperature up to 12°C I headed off for a walk. I went down to Hallas Bridge and followed Hallas Beck through Goit Stock Wood seeing a Dipper and two Grey Wagtails. Others were Nuthatch, Gt Tit, Blue Tit & Robin.
Dipper
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| Grey Wagtail |
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| Hallas Beck flowing through Goit Stock Wood 4/3/2026 |
Wednesday 4th March a.m.
Another sunny morning with a temperature of 6°C, the Coppice Lake had Mute Swans, Greylags, Tufteds, Moorhen, Coot, Mallard & BH Gulls. Also good to see several Nuthatches & a couple of Jays with GSW heard drumming in the woods. Others were Blue Tit, Great Tit, LT Tit, Jackdaw & Robin.
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| Nuthatch |
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| Mute Swan |
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| Tufted |
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| Greylags |
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| LT Tit |
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| St Ives, Bingley 4/3/2026 |
