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

TMR

Monday 27th April a.m.

A sunny morning with a temperature of 11°C as I visited TMR where access is limited to BOG Members.  A couple of Red-legged Partridge got me off to a good start soon followed by a Wheatear and overhead Curlews were moving around. There were four Oystercatchers plus Meadow Pipit, Reed Bunting, Grey Wagtail, LRP, Sand Martin & Pied Wagtail.  There was a Cuckoo calling from the other side of the res which was briefly seen in flight later, at least three Redshanks were seen and also Red Grouse. On the water were a few LBB Gull, Canadas, Greylag & Teal. 

Redshank

Grey Wagtail

LRP

Reed Bunting

Wheatear

Red Grouse at TMR 27/4/2026