Saturday 28 May 2022

Harden Moor

 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.

Whitethroat




Blackcap


Linnet


Song Thrush

View from Harden Moor 28/5/2022


Monday 16 May 2022

Bempton Cliffs

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.

Puffin



Razorbill

Fulmar

Gannet


Guillemot

Kitiwake

Bempton Cliffs 15/5/2022

 

Saturday 14 May 2022

Harden Moor

 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.

Cuckoo

Garden Warbler

Whitethroat

Willow Warbler

Blackcap

Peacock Butterfly


Sunday 8 May 2022

Swillington Ings

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.

Reed Warbler




Sedge Warbler

Shoveler


Black-necked Grebe

Common Tern


Gt Crested Grebe

Reed Bunting

Good numbers of Common Tern at Swillington Ings 8/5/2022

  

Saturday 7 May 2022

Hewenden Reservoir

 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. 

Swallow

Whitethroat

Willow Warbler

Cormorant

Goldfinch on the Dandelion seeds


LBB Gulls


LT Tit

Some of the c200 LBB Gulls at Hewenden Reservoir 7/5/2022

 

Friday 6 May 2022

Leeshaw & Local Reservoir

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.

Dunlin



Common Sandpiper


Redshank

Wheatear


Canadas with Goslings

Greylags with Goslings

Lapwing

Dunlin 6/5/2022