Leeshaw

 Saturday 14th March a.m.

With the sun still shining I went to Leeshaw, walking up the track towards the res I began to wonder where all the birds were with nothing in the field or the dam wall.  The field above the res cheered me up with c20 Oystercatchers, Redshank, Lapwings & Greylags. Others were Starling & a Buzzard, heading back more Redshanks flew in to the field making seven in total plus lower down I added Little Owl, Grey Partridge and a Dipper in the stream.

Lapwing

  

Redshank

Oystercatchers 

Little Owl

Grey Partridge 

Dipper

Oystercatchers at Leeshaw 14/3/2026

Redcar Tarn

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.

 

LBB Gull

Herring Gull

Tufted

Greylags

Redcar Tarn

Leeshaw Reservoir

 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. 

Lapwing

Curlew

Pink-footed Goose & Greylag

Pink-footed Goose

Oystercatcher 

Little Owl

Leeshaw 7/3/2026

Harold Park & Park Dam

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. 

G.C. Grebe

Goosander 

Greylag

Tufteds

Mute Swans at Park Dam 7/3/2026

Goit Stock Wood

 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

 

Grey Wagtail

Hallas Beck flowing through Goit Stock Wood 4/3/2026