Monday 24th August a.m.
A sunny morning with a temperature of 13°C, a good number of c75 Canadas were present. There were c30 Lapwings spread around the Tarn plus five Pied Wagtails and a Grey Heron in the water. Others were BH Gulls, LBB Gulls, Mallards, Coots, Rook & Jackdaw.
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| Lapwing |
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| Rook |
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| Pied Wagtail |
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| Grey Heron |
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| LBB Gull |
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| BH Gull |
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| Redcar Tarn 24/8/2026 |
Sunday 23rd August a.m.
A sunny morning with a start temperature of 13°C, a good number of birds on Astley Lake, it was good to see a Spoonbill, Great White Egret & Little Egret. The noise of Geese in the distance soon grew as c500 came over the Lake and above me, a wonderful sight to see. Others here included Cormorant, Grey Heron, Teal, Shoveler, Snipe, Lapwing & Common Sandpiper. Moving around the site were Common Terns some were seen with juveniles, overhead were a couple of Swift, a Bittern was also seen. Others were Gadwall, Pochard, Linnet & Reed Bunting, Cetti's Warblers were heard,
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| Spoonbill |
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| Great White Egret |
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| Little Egret |
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| Bittern |
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| Common Sandpiper |
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| Common Tern |
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| Common Tern with juvenile |
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| Gadwall |
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| Greylags |
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| Reed Bunting |
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| Great White Egret & Bittern |
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| Here come the Geese, Swillington Ings 23/8/2026 |
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.
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| G.C. Grebe |
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| G.C. Grebe juvenile |
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| Grey Wagtail |
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| Moorhen |
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| Mute Swans |
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| Tufted |
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| Harold Park 22/8/2026 |
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.
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| Wheatear |
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| Goldfinch |
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| Red Grouse |
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| Swallow |
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| Tufted |
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| BH Gull |
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| Herring & LBB Gulls |
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| LBB Gulls |
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| Plenty Gulls |
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| Plenty shoreline at TMR 21/8/2026 |
