Leeshaw Reservoir

 Thursday 12th February p.m.

A dry day with no fog meant I was able to get out and pay a visit to Leeshaw Reservoir with a temperature of 4°C.  Here there were three Oystercatchers my first this year and two Curlew also my first this year.  There were two Little Owls and six Grey Partridge,  on the water there were three Goosanders.  Others seen were Lapwing, Pheasant, Canadas, Greylags, Cormorant and Rooks. 

 

Oystercatcher 

Curlew

Little Owl

Grey Partridge 

Cormorant 

Goosander 

Lapwing

Leeshaw Reservoir 12/2/2026

Lister Park

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 

 

Tufteds

Greylag

Pied Wagtail

Lister Park 1/2/2026

Leeshaw Reservoir

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. 

Cormorant

Little Owl

Grey Partridge 

BH Gulls

Canadas

Herring Gull

Grey Partridge at Leeshaw

Leeshaw 31/1/2026

Hewenden Reservoir

 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

Hewenden Reservoir 28/1/2026

Yeadon Tarn & Knotford Nook

 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. 

Canada

Greylag

Moorhen

Mute Swans

Tufted

Tufteds, Canadas & Mallards

Smew at Knotford Nook

Smew & Cormorant

Yeadon Tarn

Mix of birds at Yeadon Tarn 16/1/2026