Wednesday 29th July a.m.
An overcast morning with a temperature of 14°C, a couple of Kestrels were seen on the walk up to the res. The res had c200 LBB Gulls, c100 BH Gulls & c20 Herring Gulls also Greylags, Tufteds which were joined by some Canadas flying in. Others seen were Pied Wagtail, Starling, Sand Martin, Swift, Swallow, Goldfinch & Meadow Pipit.
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| Kestrel |
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| Swallow |
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| Starling |
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| Pied Wagtail |
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| Goldfinch |
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| Greylag |
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| Meadow Pipit |
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| Tufteds |
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| Canadas |
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| LBB & Herring Gulls |
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| LBB & BH Gulls at TMR 29/7/2026 |
Friday 24th July a.m.
A sunny start with a temperature of 16°C as I walked across the site Swifts & Sand Martins were flying above. A quiet start then another birder was looking at something so I asked what he could see, a group of Yellow Wagtails was his reply. He showed me where they were and I got a good view of them through the bins, very difficult to get pictures though. Then he said have you seen the Cattle Egrets and pointed them out to me, wow a lifer for me so I spent a while here and counted 14 birds. Also close by was a Curlew, Snipe, Little Egret & Redshank a good numbers of Common Terns were also seen. Back at Astley Lake I spotted a couple of Spoonbills and another birder with a scope pointed out two Green Sandpipers. A great morning here with plenty of birds which included Little Grebe, Gt C. Grebe, Shoveler, Kestrel, Gadwall, Pochard, Linnet, Reed Bunting, Grey Heron & Cormorant.
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| Cattle Egret |
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| Yellow Wagtail |
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| Little Egret |
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| Spoonbills |
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| Common Tern |
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| Linnet |
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| Shoveler |
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| Cattle Egrets |
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| Cattle Egrets following the Cattle at Swillington Ings 24/7/2026 |
Monday 20th July a.m.
A warm sunny morning as I walked up towards the Reservoir with a temperature of 15°C. There were good numbers of Swallows overhead, many of them juveniles, good to catch up with the juvenile Redstart which was playing hide & seek. At the res a Common Sandpiper was at the waters edge, the Tufteds were present as were Canadas & Greylags. There were c200 LBB Gulls, c100 BH Gulls, Herring Gulls & a Yellow Legged Gull. Others near the res were Kestrel, Stonechat, Pied Wagtail, Red Grouse & Meadow Pipit. On the way back to the car I saw Willow Warbler, Goldfinch & Wren.
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| Juvenile Redstart |
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| Willow Warbler |
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| Common Sandpiper |
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| juvenile Goldfinch |
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| Pied Wagtail |
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| Stonechat |
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| Swallow |
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| Tufted |
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| Wren |
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| BH Gull |
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| LBB Gulls |
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| LBB & YL Gull at TMR 20/7/2026 |
Sunday 19th July a.m.
A sunny morning with some cloud cover and a temperature of 13°C, the model planes were being flown this morning so I took a different route. This led to the stone ring Cairn which is from the Neolithic period (4100 - 2500BC) from which there are some good views of the surrounding area. On the way I saw Stonechats, Linnets, Whitethroat, Willow Warbler & Bullfinch. Others were Swallow & House Martin with the morning being rounded off well when a Barn Owl flew by.
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| Barn Owl |
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| Stonechat |
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| Linnet |
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| Harden Moor |
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| Neolithic stone ring Cairn, Harden Moor 19/7/2026 |
