Harold Park & Park Dam

Saturday 30th May a.m.

A bright sunny morning starting off at 16 °C, heading towards the Lake Canadas were grazing with a couple of broods of goslings.  There were Coots on nests & others were on the water feeding their chicks, a LBB Gull was keeping a watchful eye from the island.  It was good to see a Great Crested Grebe, a Grey Wagtail landed on a fence, others were Moorhen, Mute Swan & Tufteds. 

  Over the road at Park Dam there were ten Mute Swans, Grey Wagtail, Mallards with chicks, G.C.Grebe, Coots, Sand Martin, Swallow & Swifts.

G.C Grebe

Grey Wagtail

Canada Goslings

Canadas with goslings

Coot with chick

LBB Gull

Moorhen

Tufteds

Mute Swan

Mute Swans at Park Dam 30/5/2026

Harden Moor

Monday 25th May a.m.

An early walk on the Moor to try and beat the heat from the sun starting at 15°C and still on the rise at 23°C as I finished my walk.  Garden Warblers, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff were all seen singing.  Curlews were flying around a couple briefly landing before heading off, a pair of Oystercatchers had two young chicks.  Others seen were Red-legged Partridge, Skylark, Lapwing & Jay. 

Garden Warbler

 

Red-legged Partridge 

Oystercatcher with chicks

Curlew

Willow Warbler

Whitethroat

Garden Warbler on Harden Moor 25/5/2026

Swillington Ings

Sunday 24th May a.m.

A bright sunny start with a temperature of 13°C, right across the site Cetti's Warblers were very vocal.  They were not alone though with Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat & Reed Bunting all up singing.  Plenty ducks about too a Gadwall had chicks with it, a female Shoveler had more than a dozen chicks in tow, a Tufted was also seen with chicks, also seen were Pochard & Shelduck.  There were half a dozen Great Crested Grebes seen, Common Terns were making the most of a couple of new floating islands.  A group of five Bearded Tit's passed through the reeds, a Bittern flew across the path just infront of me but my reaction with the camera was woefully slow hence no picture. A good morning which the temperature rose quickly and so I was soon on my way home.

Sedge Warbler

Reed Warbler

Bearded Tit

Common Tern

Gadwall

Pochard

Reed Bunting

Shelduck

Whitethroat

Shoveler 

Shoveler with chick

Shoveler with chicks, Swillington Ings 24/5/2026