Saturday 16th January a.m.
A real cold start to the day with plenty frost and ice around, we had a start temperature of 0°C on our arrival at Yeadon Tarn.As we got out of the car we had to set the camera up straight away as there was a charm of c30
Goldfinch feeding in the nearby trees.We walked down to the Tarn which was about 60% covered with ice which some of the
BH Gulls,Mallards,Moorhens & Coots were walking on.Good to see three
Pochards here as well as
Mute Swans,Tufted Ducks,Canadas & Great Crested Grebes.As we went around the boat end a
Grey Wagtail flew over landing on a distant roof, further along a
Pied Wagtail flew over which we caught up with on the tarmac at the feeding area.A good walk round the Tarn in the early morning Winter sunshine added a few more common species, such as
Robin,Chaffinch & House Sparrow before heading off with a full camera of snaps to sort out & share with you.
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| Mute Swan |
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| Goldfinch |
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| Robin |
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| Mallard on the ice |
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| Moorhen on the ice |
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| female Pochard |
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| female Tufted Duck & male Pochard |
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| Pied Wagtail |
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| Grey Wagtail |
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| Gt Crested Grebe |
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| Yeadon Tarn 16/1/2016 |
Smashing photos.
ReplyDeleteLove the Mallard.
John
Thanks John, we couldn't resit the Mallard posing in the sunshine.
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