Friday 2nd October a.m.
There were threatening dark clouds as I set off on a walk this morning with a blustery wind and a temperature of 14°C. A quiet walk to start but a Great Spotted Woodpecker landing in a tree in front of me got things going. A couple of Mistle Thrushes and a Kestrel kept me interested before adding Cormorant, Tufted, Grey Heron, Moorhen, Robin, Jay, Starling & Goldfinch.
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| GSW |
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| Kestrel |
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| Mistle Thrush |
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| Robin |
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| Goldfinch |
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| Cormorant |
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| Tufted |
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| Hewenden Reservoir 2/10/2026 |
Thursday 1st October a.m.
A sunny morning with a temperature of 13°C as I had a walk around the Coppice Pond on the St Ives estate. There were three Mute Swans and two Little Grebes and a Grey Heron was on the island. Others seen were BH Gull, Moorhen, Kingfisher, Nuthatch, Robin & Blackbird. 
Little Grebe
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| Kingfisher |
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| Robin |
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| Nuthatch |
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| Mute Swan |
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| BH Gull |
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| Grey Heron |
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| Moorhen |
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| Coppice Pond, St Ives 1/10/2026 |
Wednesday 30th September p.m.
After a wet dull morning the sun came out this afternoon with a temperature of 18°C up at the Tarn which was full of birds. There were 13 Goosanders, c50 Canadas, 20 Greylags & c12 Teal. I saw a couple of Pintails the number raised to four as I walked round, a Little Grebe was diving for food and there was a Grey Heron on the island. Plenty others too including Tufteds, BH Gull, LBB Gull, Herring Gull, Rook, Jackdaw, Coot & Robin.
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| Goosander |
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| Pintail |
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| Lapwing |
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| Little Grebe |
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| Teal |
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| Grey Heron |
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| Greylags |
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| Jackdaw |
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| Pintails |
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| Canadas at Redcar Tarn 30/9/2026 |
Monday September 28th a.m.
A sunny morning with a temperature of 9°C at TMR where there was a good number of Red-legged Partridge but lower numbers of BH Gull, Herring Gull & LBB Gulls. There were c30 Lapwings plus Jacdaws & Mallards. It was good to see two early returning Wigeon, others were Red Grouse, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Greylags & Canadas.
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| Red-legged Partridge |
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| Wigeon |
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| Meadow Pipit |
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| Pied Wagtail |
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| BH Gull |
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| Lapwing |
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| LBB Gull |
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| Canadas arriving at TMR 28/9/2026 |
