Yeadon Tarn

 Tuesday 26th December a.m.

A rare lovely sunny morning so I set off to Yeadon Tarn where thr temperature was 4°C onmy arrival.  As I walked towards the water a flock of Goldfinch were feeding in the trees, on the water there were 20 Mute Swans, 25 Tufteds, Goosanders, Cormorants, BH Gulls and Canadas.

  On my way home I went to Dowley Gap and went for a walk alongside the canal and the river seeing Canadas, Greylags, Goosanders, Pied Wagtails and Grey Heron.

Cormorant

Goldfinch

Goosander

Tufteds

Canadas & Greylags

Goosander

Grey Heron

Pied Wagtail

Yeadon Tarn 26/12/2023

Lister Park

 Sunday 17th December a.m.

A brightening morning with a temperature of 9°C as I walked round the Lake. The three Goosanders on the water soon flew off leaving c75 Canadas, Tufteds and Moorhens.  A couple of Pied Wagtails appeared on the path and elsewhere in the Park there were 20 Siskins high in a tree.

Greylag

Pied Wagtail

Siskin

Lister Park 17/12/2023

Harold Park & Park Dam

 Sunday 5th November a..m.

A bit cloudy with a temperature of 7°C when I arrived at Harold Park where the usual Tufteds,Moorhens & Coots were present.  On the island there were five Goosanders and a male was in the water under the trees as was a Great Crested Grebe.

At Park Dam there were three Goosanders, Tufteds, Common Gull, Mute Swans and Two Great Crested Grebes.

BH Gull & GC Grebe

Male Goosander

Goosanders

Moorhen

Tufted

Common Gull

GC Grebes

Goosander

Mute Swan

Harold Park 5/11/2023

Redcar Tarn

 Saturday 23rd September a.m.

A sunny morning up at the Tarn with a temperature of 12°C where there were c75 Canadas and 53 Lapwings were in a field nearby.  Others seen were Goosander, Pied Wagtail, Tufteds, Grey Heron, BH and LBB Gulls.

Pied Wagtail

Tufted

Goosander

Grey Heron

Lapwing

LBB Gull

Redcar Tarn 23/9/2023

Swillington Ings

 Sunday 3rd September a. m.

A cloudy start to the morning with a temperature of 12°C but the sun soon came out and the temperature rose quickly.  A good variety of birds on the Lakes and Reed beds with high numbers of Coots, Greylags and Lapwings.  There were a few Swallows over the Lake and three Buzzards came over enjoying the sunshine.  Others seen were Dunlin, Gt Crested Grebe, Little Egret, Little Grebe, Gadwall, Reed Bunting, Ringed Plover, Ruff, Shoveler, Snipe, Teal, Tufted & Wigeon.

Little Egret

Little Grebe

Reed Bunting

Ringed Plover

Ruff

Shoveler

Snipe

Buzzard

Dunlin

Dunlin & Ringed Plover

Gt. Crested Grebe