Redcar Tarn

 Saturday 14th November a.m.

It was sunny up at the Tarn with a temperature of 3°C where Danny and I had a stroll round with his dog.  There were c50 Canadas grazing in the field and on the water were c250 Gulls.  These were mainly BH & Herring Gulls with a few LBB & Common Gulls, Danny spotted the male Wigeon.  The male Pintail  was present along with a female, others were Pied Wagtail, Moorhen, Rook, Coot, Jackdaw & Mallard. 

male Pintail

female Pintail

male Wigeon

Moorhen

Pied Wagtail

Rook

Herring Gull

LBB Gull

Redcar Tarn 14/11/2026

Lister Park

 Friday 13th November a.m.

Another bright sunny morning but cold at just 1°C with frost on the grass where Canadas were grazing.  On the Lake there were plenty BH Gulls, Herring Gulls & Common Gulls plus the usual Tufteds,Coots & Moorhen.  A Grey Wagtail was also present, the main activity in the Park was higher up centered around a couple of trees full of berries. A couple of Mistle Thrushes were very vocal trying to keep Fieldfare, Redwings & Blackbirds away with limited success.  Others seen were Jay, Goldcrest, Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Pied Wagtail & Nuthatch.

Jay

Fieldfare

Mistle Thrush

Redwing

Blue Tit

Chaffinch

Grey Wagtail

Pied Wagtail

Tufted

Common Gull

Fieldfare

Lister Park 13/11/2026

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