Harden Moor

 Sunday 10th May a.m.

A sunny morning with a temperature of 6°C, there were plenty birds up singing one of these was a Blackcap, my first this year.  The Cuckoo was heard in the distance and a Curlew flew over, Skylarks were up singing so plenty to see.  Others included Bullfinch, Stonechat, Garden Warbler, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, Lapwing, Dunnock, Linnet, Meadow Pipit and Goldfinch. 

Blackcap

Bullfinch

Curlew

Stonechat

Dunnock 

Goldfinch 

Skylark 

Whitethroat 

Blackcap on Harden Moor 10/5/2026

TMR

 Wednesday 6th May a.m.

A sunny start with a temperature of  6°C as I walked up towards the Reservoir which has restricted access to BOG members.  A Mistle Thrush was looking for worms and a Swallow was on an overhead wire further along a Wheatear posed for a couple of pictures. Around the edge of the res Common Sandpiper and Redshank were seen, on the water a pair of Canadas were with their goslings, a Mallard had chicks and there were four Tufteds.  There were Sand Martins feeding over the water an  Oystercatcher was on the wall, others were Red-legged Partridge, Stonechat, LBB Gull, Meadow Pipit & Linnet.

Redshank

 

Red-legged Partridge 

Oystercatcher 

Common Sandpiper 

Wheatear 

 

Tufteds

Swallow

Mistle Thrush

Linnet

Canada with goslings

Redshank at TMR 6/5/2026

Redcar Tarn

Tuesday 5th May a.m.

A sunny morning with a temperature of 9°C at the Tarn where the LBB Gull numbers were down to 25 with just a couple of BH Gulls.  Canadas had goslings and Mallards had chicks, overhead were c25 Swifts, c20 House Martins and a few Swallows.  Others included Pied Wagtail, Tufteds, Jackdaws & Rooks.

LBB Gull

Pied Wagtail

Rook

 

Mallard with chicks

Canadas with goslings

House Martins

Swift & Swallow

Swift

Tufteds

Redcar Tarn 5/5/2026

Harden Moor

 Friday 1st May a.m.

A bright sunny start to the morning with a temperature of 7°C, a good number of Whitethroats were up singing and also several Garden Warblers were singing.  The Willow Warblers are quieter now no doubt busy nest building, a couple of Chiffchaffs were heard.  The Cuckoo was calling from a distant tree and Skylarks were still doing their thing and I was surprised to hear a Tawny Owl briefly, others were Song Thrush, Stonechat, Linnet, Lapwing, Sand Martin & Meadow Pipit. 

Garden Warbler

Cuckoo

Skylark

Stonechat

Willow Warbler

Linnet

Meadow Pipit

Whitethroat