Harold Park & Park Dam

 Thursday 12th November a.m.

A bright sunny morning but chilly with a frost on the ground and a temperature of 4°C.  At Harold Park Lake there was just one juvenile Great Crested Grebe, with the usual selection of Tufteds, Coots & Moorhen plus BH, Common & Herring Gulls.  Higher in the Park on the pond there were seven Mute Swans.

At nearby Park Dam there was a bigger selection of birds including 10 Goosanders and 8 Cormorants.  Here there were three juvenile Great Crested Grebes & four Mute Swans, others were Canadas, Greylags, Tufteds, Grey Heron, Coots & Moorhen. 

juvenile Great Crested Grebe

Cormorant

Goosander

Mute Swan

Grey Heron

Moorhen

BH Gull

Common Gull

Herring Gull

Mute Swans at Harold Park 12/11/2026

Redcar Tarn

 Monday 9th November p.m.

A cloudy afternoon with some sunny spells and a temperature of 9°C up at the Tarn.  There were good numbers of Canadas & Lapwings, a single male Teal, female Pintail & Wigeon were seen. The usual BH, Common, LBB & Herring Gulls, one bird had a green tag with white numbers N 9K5.  Others seen were Moorhen, Coot, Pied Wagtail, Jackdaw & Rook. 

Teal

Wigeon

Female Pintail

Lapwing

Pied Wagtail

LBB Gull

Tag N:9K5

Herring Gull

BH Gull

Common Gull

Redcar Tarn 9/11/2025

Bolton Abbey

 Monday 2nd November a.m.

A bit cloudy this morning with some sunny spells and a temperature of 8°C as I started out at Barden Bridge walking alongside the River Wharfe an through Strid Wood.  The highlight of the walk was seeing c100 Mandarin Ducks, a couple of Dippers were seen and overhead a Buzzard and Red Kite were seen.  Others during the walk were Goosander, Grey Heron, Chaffinch, Brambling, Coal Tit, LT Tit & Great Tit.

Male Mandarin

Female Mandarin

 

Dipper

Goosander

Grey Heron

Red Kite

Buzzard

Barden Bridge

Mandarin Ducks at Bolton Abbey 2/11/2026