Wednesday 9th September a.m.
A lovely sunny morning with a temperature of 13°C, there were the usual mix of birds here this morning. In the field over the road there were c5o Canadas also Starlings. In the water were Grey Heron, Moorhen, Coot, BH Gulls, LBB Gulls, Tufteds & Mallard. In addition there were c25 Lapwings in the field next to the Tarn.
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| Grey Heron |
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| Lapwing |
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| Moorhen |
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| Starling |
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| BH Gull |
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| Canadas |
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| LBB Gull |
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| Redcar Tarn 9/9/2026 |
Tuesday 1st September a.m.
A sunny morning with a temperature of 13°C and a stong blustery wind, the Gull numbers were down today. There were c50 LBB Gulls, 10 Herring Gulls & c50 BH Gulls it was also good to see seven Goosanders. There were also a dozen Lapings on the banking of the Reservoir with a couple of Meadow Pipits & a Pied Wagtail nearby. On the wall of the res was a Red Grouse, walking back I added a Red-legged Partridge. In the distance a couple of Buzzards seemed to be in a brief fight.
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| Red-legged Partridge |
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| Red Grouse |
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| Lapwing |
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| Buzzards |
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| Herring & LBB Gulls |
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| Red Grouse at TMR 1/9/2026 |
Monday 31st August a.m.
A sunny morning with a temperature of 17°C as I took a walk around Hewenden Reservoir. An enjoyable walk with not so many birds on show the highlights being a Raven, House Martins & Swallows. A few Butterflies kept the interest going with a Wall Brown & Small White.
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| Wall Brown Butterfly |
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| Small White |
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| House Martin & Swallow |
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| Hewenden Viaduct 31/8/2026 |
Monday 24th August a.m.
A sunny morning with a temperature of 13°C, a good number of c75 Canadas were present. There were c30 Lapwings spread around the Tarn plus five Pied Wagtails and a Grey Heron in the water. Others were BH Gulls, LBB Gulls, Mallards, Coots, Rook & Jackdaw.
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| Lapwing |
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| Rook |
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| Pied Wagtail |
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| Grey Heron |
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| LBB Gull |
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| BH Gull |
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| Redcar Tarn 24/8/2026 |
Sunday 23rd August a.m.
A sunny morning with a start temperature of 13°C, a good number of birds on Astley Lake, it was good to see a Spoonbill, Great White Egret & Little Egret. The noise of Geese in the distance soon grew as c500 came over the Lake and above me, a wonderful sight to see. Others here included Cormorant, Grey Heron, Teal, Shoveler, Snipe, Lapwing & Common Sandpiper. Moving around the site were Common Terns some were seen with juveniles, overhead were a couple of Swift, a Bittern was also seen. Others were Gadwall, Pochard, Linnet & Reed Bunting, Cetti's Warblers were heard,
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| Spoonbill |
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| Great White Egret |
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| Little Egret |
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| Bittern |
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| Common Sandpiper |
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| Common Tern |
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| Common Tern with juvenile |
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| Gadwall |
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| Greylags |
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| Reed Bunting |
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| Great White Egret & Bittern |
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| Here come the Geese, Swillington Ings 23/8/2026 |
