Saturday July 6th a.m.
A warm sunny start to the day with a temperature of 18.5°C on our arrival at Redcar Tarn high
above Keighley. Hirundines were present in the form of
Swallows,House Martins & Sand Martins
with the addition of
Swifts too.The
BH Gull numbers are beginning to climb & today there was a
record number of 21
Lesser Black-backed Gulls.There were several
Collared Doves in an adjacent
field, on the water were
Mallards,Tufted Ducks & Coots. A
Moorhen was on top of a nest on the
island and
Jackdaws & Rooks were also present.
Back at home we continue to get plenty visitors on the feeders with the usual
Chaffinch,Bullfinch &
numerous
Great Tits it was good to see a pair of
Siskin late morning.
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| LBB Gull |
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| LBB & BH Gulls |
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| Jackdaw |
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| BH Gull |
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| LBB & BH Gulls |
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| LBB Gull |
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| male Siskin & female Chaffinch on the garden feeders |
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| LBB Gulls |
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| LBB,BH Gulls & Rooks |
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| Redcar Tarn |
Good to be getting Siskin on the feeders at this time of year.
ReplyDeleteCheck those gulls this month at Redcar Tarn for Yellow Legged Herring.
Light mantle, yellow legs, large fierce looking head, check in your book.