TMR

 Wednesday 8th April a.m.

With more sunshine this morning  I was soon out of the door and on my way to TMR where the start temperature of 8°C soon rose.  This site has limited access so after successfully opening the locked gates closing them behind me I parked the car in the usual spot.

  The first birds seen were two Wheatears milling around and a couple of Oystercatchers flew on to the Reservoir wall.  There were also a few Meadow Pipits around plus a few Willow Warblers were singing, I spotted two in distant trees.  On the water were Tufteds, Canadas and about a dozen LBB Gulls came in briefly before moving on.  From close to the hide I saw a pair of Goldeneye near the opposite bank, also a Snipe was drumming as it displayed high overhead.  I could hear Red Grouse calling and then spotting one in the distance.

  As I headed back a Pied Wagtail landed on the wall and further along a pair of Reed Buntings, then two Swallow appeared flying over the wall and circling over the water.  Then I spotted one of two Redshanks at the edge of the water which on this occasion I was able to get some pictures of.  Finally as I headed back down the track I spotted a pair of Stonechats, rounding off an excellent morning.

Redshank

Wheatear

Oystercatcher 

Pied Wagtail

Red Grouse 

Reed Bunting

Stonechat

Goldeneye

LBB Gulls

Redshank at TMR 8/4/2026

Harden Moor

 Tuesday 7th April a.m.

Sunny again but feeling chilly with a temperature of 5°C, plenty of Skylarks & Meadow Pipits around this morning.  A Reed Bunting was singing as were a couple of Chiffchaffs, a small group of LT Tits were seen.  Others were Curlew, Oystercatcher, Bullfinch, Blue Tit, Pheasant & Robin. 

Skylark 

  

LT Tit

Reed Bunting

Meadow Pipit

Harden Moor 7/4/2026

Redcar Tarn

Monday 6th April a.m.

A sunny morning with a temperature of 7°C, there were c100 large Gull with a mixture of Herring & LBB Gulls,  there were also some BH Gulls.  A couple of second year LBB Gulls stood out having me thinking if they were something different, the C 20 Tufteds were well spread across the water.  Also Canadas, Greylags, Moorhen,Coots & Mallards were on the water.  It was good to see a couple of distant Buzzards, a couple of Curlew also passed over calling as they went.  A couple of Mipits were seen in the surrounding fields, others were Pied Wagtail, Jackdaw & Rook. 

Pied Wagtail

Rook

Female Tufted

Male Tufted

Buzzard

Greylag

Mipit

Moorhen

Herring Gull

LBB Gull

2nd year LBB Gull

Redcar Tarn 6/4/2026

Leeshaw Reservoir

 Thursday 2nd April a.m.

A fine sunny morning with a temperature of 5°C but with no wind feeling very mild, the first bird seen was a Redshank on the dam wall.  This was soon joined by a couple of Oystercatchers which were also seen in the surrounding fields.  A Wren was singing and a Curlew flew to the edge of the res, plenty Lapwings around, others were Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Canadas & Greylags.  

Redshank

Oystercatcher 

Redshank & Oystercatcher 

Lapwing

Curlew

Pied Wagtail

Greylag

Wren

Leeshaw Reservoir 2/4/2026