Harold Park & Park Dam

 Saturday 22nd August a.m.

A cloudy morning with some sunny spells & a temperature of 13°C, at the Lake there were Tufteds, Canadas, Moorhen, Mallards & Coots.  It was good to catch up with the Great Crested Grebes, three adults & two juveniles, also three Grey Wagtails.

 Over the road at Park Dam there were three Mute Swans & two adult Great Crested Grebes with four juveniles.  Others were Tufteds, Mallards, Coots & Moorhen.

G.C. Grebe

G.C. Grebe juvenile

Grey Wagtail

Moorhen

Mute Swans

Tufted

Harold Park 22/8/2026

TMR

 Friday 21st August a.m.

A sunny morning with a temperature of 12°C, on the walk up to the res I saw Red-legged Partridge, Red Grouse, Swallow & Meadow Pipit.  The res held a large number of Gulls, my estimates are c400 BH Gulls, c400 LBB Gulls & c50 Herring Gulls.  Also on the water were Tufteds & Mallards, walking back a couple of Wheatear added some interest & a few Goldfinch.

Wheatear

Goldfinch

Red Grouse

Swallow

Tufted

BH Gull

Herring & LBB Gulls

LBB Gulls

Plenty Gulls

Plenty shoreline at TMR 21/8/2026

Redcar Tarn

 Wednesday 19th August a.m.

A sunny morning with plenty cloud & rain showers nearby giving a rainbow over the Tarn and a temperature of 17°C.  On the water there were c50 Canadas, c40 LBB Gulls & c30 BH Gulls plus Mallards & Coots.  There was only one Tufted and on the island there was a Grey Heron, also there were Pied Wagtail, Lapwing, Moorhen & Jackdaw. 

Grey Heron

Lapwing

Pied Wagtail

Jackdaw

Tufted

BH Gull

LBB Gull

Canadas

Rainbow over the Tarn

Redcar Tarn 19/8/2026

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