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

Hewenden Reservoir

 Monday 31st August a.m.

A sunny morning with a temperature of 17°C as I took a walk around Hewenden Reservoir.  An enjoyable walk with not so many birds on show the highlights being a Raven, House Martins & Swallows.  A few Butterflies kept the interest going with a Wall Brown & Small White.

Wall Brown Butterfly

Small White

House Martin & Swallow

Hewenden Viaduct 31/8/2026

Redcar Tarn

Monday 24th August a.m.

A sunny morning with a temperature of 13°C, a good number of c75 Canadas were present.  There were c30 Lapwings spread around the Tarn plus five Pied Wagtails and a Grey Heron in the water. Others were BH Gulls, LBB Gulls, Mallards, Coots, Rook & Jackdaw.  

Lapwing

Rook

  

Pied Wagtail

Grey Heron

LBB Gull

BH Gull

Redcar Tarn 24/8/2026

Swillington Ings

Sunday 23rd August a.m.

A sunny morning with a start temperature of 13°C, a good number of birds on Astley Lake, it was good to see a Spoonbill, Great White Egret & Little Egret.  The noise of Geese in the distance soon grew as c500 came over the Lake and above me, a wonderful sight to see.  Others here included Cormorant, Grey Heron, Teal, Shoveler, Snipe, Lapwing & Common Sandpiper.  Moving around the site were Common Terns some were seen with juveniles, overhead were a couple of Swift, a Bittern was also seen.  Others were Gadwall, Pochard, Linnet & Reed Bunting, Cetti's Warblers were heard,

Spoonbill

Great White Egret

Little Egret

Bittern

Common Sandpiper

Common Tern

Common Tern with juvenile

Gadwall

Greylags

Reed Bunting

Great White Egret & Bittern

Here come the Geese, Swillington Ings 23/8/2026

Harold Park & Park Dam

 Saturday 22nd August a.m.

A cloudy morning with some sunny spells & a temperature of 13°C, at the Lake there were Tufteds, Canadas, Moorhen, Mallards & Coots.  It was good to catch up with the Great Crested Grebes, three adults & two juveniles, also three Grey Wagtails.

 Over the road at Park Dam there were three Mute Swans & two adult Great Crested Grebes with four juveniles.  Others were Tufteds, Mallards, Coots & Moorhen.

G.C. Grebe

G.C. Grebe juvenile

Grey Wagtail

Moorhen

Mute Swans

Tufted

Harold Park 22/8/2026