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.
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| Teal |
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| Wigeon |
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| Female Pintail |
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| Lapwing |
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| Pied Wagtail |
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| LBB Gull |
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| Tag N:9K5 |
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| Herring Gull |
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| BH Gull |
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| Common Gull |
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| Redcar Tarn 9/11/2025 |
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
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| Female Mandarin |
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| Dipper |
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| Goosander |
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| Grey Heron |
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| Red Kite |
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| Buzzard |
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| Barden Bridge |
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| Mandarin Ducks at Bolton Abbey 2/11/2026 |
Thursday 29th October p.m.
Some sunny spells this afternoon with a temperature of 15°C as I walked alongside the Reservoir there were c1, 500 Gulls. The bulk of these were BH Gulls, LBB Gulls and Herring Gulls with a few Common Gulls. In the corner of the Reservoir there were two adult Whooper Swans with five juveniles. As I got nearer to them they flew off in the direction of Ogden/ Mixenden Reservoirs. Others were Lapwing, Fieldfare, Mallard, Starling & Chaffinch.
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| Whooper Swans |
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| Gulls |
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| Fieldfare |
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| Whooper Swans on the move from TMR 29/10/2026 |
Thursday 29th October a.m.
A sunny morning with a temperature of 12°C up at the Tarn where as usual there were loads of birds. A new arrival was a male Shoveler which joined the male Pintail and the pair of Wigeon and a Goosander. Other species were Canadas, Greylag, Lapwing, Coot, Moorhen, Tufted, Pied Wagtail, Jackdaw, Starling, Rook, Common Gull, Herring Gull, BH Gull & LBB Gull.
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| Wigeon |
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| Shoveler |
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| Pintail |
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| Lapwing |
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| Jackdaw |
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| Rook |
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| Common Gull |
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| Herring Gull |
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| LBB Gull |
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| Lapwings at Redcar Tarn 29/10/2026 |
