TMR

 Friday 14th August a.m.

Sunny again but some cloud around with a temperature of 15°C, plenty Gulls again with estimated numbers of c300 BH Gulls, c300 LBB Gulls & c25 Herring Gulls.  There was a Common Sandpiper at the edge of the water and others were Red Grouse, Red-legged Partridge, Swallow, Meadow Pipit, Goldfinch, Lapwing, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Tufteds, Canadas & Kestrel.  Walking back down the track I spotted a Coal Tit,  then the highlight of the morning a Spotted Flycatcher. 

Spotted Flycatcher

 

Meadow Pipit

Lapwing

Common Sandpiper 

Red Grouse

BH & LBB Gulls

LBB & Herring Gulls

Spotted Flycatcher at TMR 14/8/2026

Harden Moor

Thursday 13th August a.m.

A hot morning starting off at 21°C and quickly rising which seemed to keep the birds sheltering in trees.  Still a few birds were seen including Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, Wren, Stonechat, House Martin & Swallow before going home to cool down.

Willow Warbler

Wren

Stonechat

Whitethroat

A hot Harden Moor 13/8/2026

Leeshaw & Leeming Reservoirs

 Tuesday 11th August a.m.

The good weather continues, when I arrived at Leeshaw it was sunny with a temperature of 13°C seeing House Martins & Swallows flying overhead.  Canadas were grazing in the surrounding fields and it was good to see a family of Grey Partridge.  A Grey Heron was in the corner of the res, on the opposite shoreline there were Lapwing, BH Gulls, LBB Gulls & a Cormorant.  A Reed Bunting appeared nearby and a couple of Snipe flew away from nearby, a Robin also came to say hello.

     I then moved on to Leeming res a couple of miles up the road where a Grey Wagtail & Pied Wagtail got things off to a good start.  There were three Red-legged Partridge in the distance, Sand Martins were flying overhead joined higher above by a Buzzard.  Walking round the vegetation was encroaching on the path and views of the res are increasingly restricted.  However with the water level going down I spotted a Grey Heron, BH Gulls & Willow Warblers. 

Reed Bunting

Robin

Buzzard

Grey Heron

Grey Partridge 

Grey Wagtail

Pied Wagtail

Red-legged Partridge 

A family of Grey Partridge at Leeshaw

Receding water at Leeming res 11/8/2026

TMR

 Monday 10th August a.m.

A sunny morning with a temperature of 13°C, walking up to the res seeing Swallow, Sand Martin, Goldfinch, Willow Warbler, Stock Dove, Red Grouse & Red- legged Partridge.  Then I spotted an Owl on top of a distant wall which I got some poor pictures of, the lD to me is difficult but I think with the tufts & orange eyes it is a Long- eared Owl, if so my first one.  The res had c250 BH Gulls, c100 LBB Gulls & a few Herring Gulls, Canadas, Greylags, Tufteds, Pied Wagtail & Grey Wagtail. On my way back I added Kestrel & Wheatear. 

Tough ID but I think Long-eared Owl

Stock Dove

Swallow

Wheatear

Goldfinch

Pied Wagtail

Red Grouse

Red-legged Partridge 

Sand Martin

BH Gulls

LBB & Herring Gull

LBB Gulls

BH Gulls at TMR 10/8/2026