Saturday28th May a.m.
A sunny morning with a temperature of 10°C good to see the Cuckoo again along with the established Whitethroat, Blackcap, Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff. Others seen were Lapwing, Skylark, Linnet and Song Thrush.
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| Whitethroat |
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| Blackcap |
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| Linnet |
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| Song Thrush |
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| View from Harden Moor 28/5/2022 |
Sunday 15th May a.m.
A trip to the East coast of Yorkshire at Bempton Cliffs where many thousands of sea birds come to nest, a grey morning with some light rain and a bit windy but good to see all the birds. The expected birds were all present these being Puffin, Gannet, Kitiwake, Guillemot, Razorbill, Fulmar and Herring Gull. A few others were also seen namely a Barn Owl and Tree Sparrows.
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| Puffin |
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| Razorbill |
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| Fulmar |
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| Gannet |
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| Guillemot |
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| Kitiwake |
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| Bempton Cliffs 15/5/2022 |
Saturday 14th May a.m.
A sunny morning with a temperature of 12°C, most of the trees are now in full leaf making it a lot harder to spot the birds. It was good to hear the Cuckoos again I saw two flying and heard another calling one briefly calling from a tree in the distance. Plenty Warblers were singing such as Chiffchaff and others that I also saw were Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Whitethroat and Willow Warbler. Others seen were Bullfinch, Lapwing, Swallow, LT Tit and Goldfinch.
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| Cuckoo |
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| Garden Warbler |
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| Whitethroat |
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| Willow Warbler |
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| Blackcap |
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| Peacock Butterfly |
Sunday 8th May a.m.
A cloudy morning with a temperature of 7°C but the Warblers were still singing although not easy to spot, in particular the Reed Warblers which were often obscured by the reeds, a Sedge Warbler sang from a better vantage point. Whitethroat was seen and Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler were heard, good to see Sand Matins, Swallows and c20 Swifts which were high in the sky. A good selection of other birds were seen including Black-necked Grebe, Little Grebe, Gt Crested Grebe, Gadwall, Shoveler, Pochard, Reed Bunting and Common Tern.
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| Reed Warbler |
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| Sedge Warbler |
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| Shoveler |
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| Black-necked Grebe |
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| Common Tern |
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| Gt Crested Grebe |
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| Reed Bunting |
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| Good numbers of Common Tern at Swillington Ings 8/5/2022 |
Saturday 7th May a.m.
After some early sunshine it soon clouded over with a temperature of 8°C, there were c200 LBB Gulls which landed and hung around for a while before moving on. A Whitethroat and Willow Warbler were having a singing competition with a Chiffchaff occasionally joining in. Others included Cormorant, Swallow, Goldfinch, Coot, LT Tit, Oystercatcher and Canadas.
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| Swallow |
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| Whitethroat |
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| Willow Warbler |
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| Cormorant |
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| Goldfinch on the Dandelion seeds |
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| LBB Gulls |
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| LT Tit |
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| Some of the c200 LBB Gulls at Hewenden Reservoir 7/5/2022 |
Friday 6th May a.m.
A cloudy morning at Leeshaw with a temperature of 13°C where on the water there were Greylags with at least four sets of Goslings & Canadas in the surrounding fields. A couple of Common Sandpipers were moving around, others were Swallow, Lapwing, Linnet, Mipit, Tufteds, Oystercatcher and Redshank plus a Cuckoo calling in the distance.
I then moved up the road to another local reservoir where there were two more Common Sandpipers, Redshank and Dunlin. A pair of Canadas were out on the water with a brood of Goslings, others were Wheatear, Red-legged Partridge, Swallow, Pied Wagtail and Mipit.
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| Dunlin |
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| Common Sandpiper |
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| Redshank |
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| Wheatear |
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| Canadas with Goslings |
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| Greylags with Goslings |
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| Lapwing |
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| Dunlin 6/5/2022 |
