Sunday 21st March a.m.
A cloudy start bur brightening up at Redcar Tarn with a temperature of 6°C where it was great to see a pair of Gadwall on the water. In a nearby field there were two Oystercatchers with BH & Common Gulls, a Pied Wagtail paid a visit as I was doing a lap of the Tarn. Others present were Canadas, Mallards, Tufteds, Herring Gull and Greylags.
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| Gadwall |
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| Oystercatcher |
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| Pied Wagtail |
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| Tufted |
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| BH & Common Gull |
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| BH & Common Gull plus Oystercatcher |
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| Redcar Tarn 21/3/2021 |
Saturday 20th March a.m.
A walk round Hewenden Reservoir which was mostly cloudy with a temperature of 6°C. Jackdaws were looking at nesting sites on the viaduct and nearby a couple of Deer were seen, the Reservoir held two Goldeneye, four Teal and two Cormorants. Others seen on the walk were Pied Wagtail, Canadas, Oystercatcher, Pheasant, Nuthatch and Wren.
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| Cormorant |
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| Deer |
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| Jackdaw high on the viaduct |
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| Pied Wagtail |
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| Goldeneye |
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| Teal |
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| Wren |
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| Hewenden Viaduct |
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| Hewenden Viaduct 20/3/2021 |
Wednesday 17th March p.m.
A lovely sunny afternoon at Leeshaw with a temperature of 11°C but feeling much warmer with no wind blowing and as I walked along the track there were plenty birds on view. Two Redshanks were great to see and hear though with Starlings about you need to be aware that they can mimic other birds calling. A good number of Gulls containing c50 BH, c50 LBB, 10 Herring and a couple of Commons plus a good count of 17 Oystercatchers. A couple of Curlew were seen, the Little Owl was in its usual spot and there were c 30 Lapwings and two Grey Wagtails were seen. Others included Cormorant, Canadas, Greylags and Dunnock.
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| Redshank |
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| Little Owl |
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| Cormorant |
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| Curlew |
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| Grey Wagtail |
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| Lapwing |
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| Oystercatcher |
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| Starling |
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| Herring Gull |
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| LBB Gull |
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| LBB Gulls |
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| BH & LBB Gulls |
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| Herring Gulls and Oystercatchers |
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| Canadas, Greylays, Oyks and Lapwing |
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| Leeshaw Reservoir 17/3/2021 |
Sunday 7th March a.m.
A bright sunny start to the morning but chilly at 2°C as I walked round the Coppice pond at St Ives near Bingley. On the water were seven Goosanders and four Mute Swans with the other usual Mallards, Coots, Tufteds and Moorhen. At the hide it was good to see GSW, Coal Tit, Nuthatch with others seen walking round Robin, Blackbird and a very vocal Song Thrush.
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| GSW |
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| Nuthatch |
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| Robin |
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| Song Thrush |
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| Blackbird |
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| Coal Tit |
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| Goosander |
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| Moorhen |
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| Mute Swan |
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| Coppice Pond, St Ives 7/3/2021 |
