Sunday 1st February a.m.
Some sunny spells this morning with a temperature of 4°C at Lister Park Lake where there were nine Goosanders. Also 12 Tufteds, c50 Canadas, Greylag, Moorhen & two Pied Wagtails.
Goosander
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| Tufteds |
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| Greylag |
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| Pied Wagtail |
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| Lister Park 1/2/2026 |
Saturday 31st January a.m.
A decent morning with some sunny spells and a temperature of 5 °C as I made my first visit to Leeshaw this year. I was pleased to see a Little Owl on the usual wall, with nine Grey Partridge lower down in the field and two Grey Wagtails flying over. A Cormorant was on the water tower with c100 BH Gulls on the railings & dam wall plus several Herring Gulls, Canadas were on the water.
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| Cormorant |
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| Little Owl |
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| Grey Partridge |
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| BH Gulls |
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| Canadas |
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| Herring Gull |
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| Grey Partridge at Leeshaw |
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| Leeshaw 31/1/2026 |
Wednesday 28th January p.m.
At last a decent day after all the recent rain & fog the sun came out with a temperature of 6°C. This meant I could get out for a walk on to Hewenden Reservoir where there were eight Cormorants, a pair of Goldeneye and a Wigeon. Overhead were c50 Lapwings, others were Canadas, Moorhen, LT Tit, BH Gull & Robin.
Cormorants 
LT Tit 
Wigeon
Lapwings
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| Hewenden Reservoir 28/1/2026 |
Friday 16th January a.m.
The sun was shining brightly by mid morning when I arrived at Yeadon Tarn with a temperature of 5°C. The Tarn was 75% frozen with most of the birds near the boat club, there were c25 Mute Swans and c25 Tufteds. Others were Canadas, Greylag, Moorhen, Coot, BH Gull & Mallard.
I followed on to Knotford Nook just a couple of miles away where most of the water on the Lake was unfrozen at this lower altitude. The Smew was still present but keeping to the other side of the Lake some distance away. Others here were Goldeneye, Tufted, Gadwall, Goosander, Coot & Cormorant.
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| Canada |
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| Greylag |
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| Moorhen |
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| Mute Swans |
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| Tufted |
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| Tufteds, Canadas & Mallards |
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| Smew at Knotford Nook |
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| Smew & Cormorant |
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| Yeadon Tarn |
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| Mix of birds at Yeadon Tarn 16/1/2026 |
Wednesday 14th January a.m.
A frosty morning, cloudy with a temperature of 3°C, good to see two Kingfishers near the canal lock where some repair work is in progress. Along the river there were four Goosanders, two Little Grebes, three Cormorants and a nearby field held c50 Canadas & c25 Greylags. At the water works there were c100 Pied Wagtails.
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| Kingfisher |
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| Cormorant |
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| Goosander |
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| Little Grebe |
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| Little Grebes |
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| Pied Wagtail |
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| Some of the c100 Pied Wagtails |
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| Kingfisher at Dowley Gap 14/1/2026 |
