Thursday 14th November a.m.
A sunny morning with a temperature of 9°C and I was off to Harold Park to see if the reporte G.W. E. was still around. Fortunately it was and so I got my first Great White Egret at one of my local sites, also four Goosanders and three Wigeon. Other birds included Pochard, G.C. Grebe, Mute Swans, BH Gulls, LBB Gull and Herring Gull.
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| Gt White Egret |
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| Catching fish |
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| Wigeon |
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| Pochard |
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| Gt Crested Grebe |
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| Goosander |
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| Mute Swans |
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| Harold Park |
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| Harold Park 14/11/2024 |
Wednesday 11th November p.m.
Some sun this afternoon with a temperature of 8°C, so a walk on to Hewenden Reservoir was in order where I was rewarded with a Gadwall for the first time at this location. Also here were a pair of Goldeneye, Wigeon, Teal, Tufteds, Cormorants, Canadas, Moorhen, Mute Swan, BH Gulls and Herring Gull. Walking back home the afternoon was rounded off with two male Pheasants.
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| Gadwall |
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| Gadwall & Wigeon |
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| Wigeon |
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| Goldeneye |
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| Goldeneye |
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| Goldeneye |
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| Teal |
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| Teal |
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| Teal |
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| Tufteds |
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| Canada & Wigeon |
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| Canadas |
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| Mute Swan |
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| Cormorant |
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| Pheasant |
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| Hewenden Reservoir 13/11/2024 |
Monday 11th November p.m.
After a long spell of dull, dreary weather the sun finally broke through this afternoon so I decided to make the most of it and arrived at Redcar Tarn with a temperature of 10°C. Here there were c200 Canadas, c75 BH Gull and c100 mix of Herring & LBB Gulls and good to see the male Pintail & Wigeon still present. Others included Lapwing, Starlings, Moorhen, Jackdaw, Rook, Robin and Pied Wagtail.
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| Herring Gull |
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| Pintail |
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| Wigeon |
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| Moorhen |
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| LBB Gull |
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| Tufted |
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| Jackdaw |
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| Rook |
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| Lapwing |
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| Redcar Tarn 11/11/2024 |
Sunday 27th October a.m.
A chilly start at Swillington with a temperature of 3° C but the sun was out and things soon warmed up. A digger was doing work on Astley Lake which reduced the number of birds but still saw Cormorant, Shoveler, Little Egret, Teal and Tufteds. The reed beds produced an excellent view of a Bittern along with Black-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, Gadwall, Pintail, Pochard, Gt White Egret, Lapwing, Gt Crested Grebe and Snipe. Others included Kestrel, Cetti's Warbler, Canadas, Greylags, Grey Heron, Pied Wagtail and Mute Swan.
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| Bittern |
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| Black-tailed Godwit |
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| Dunlin |
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| Gadwall |
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| Gt White Egret |
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| Kestrel |
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| Shoveler |
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| Snipe |
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| Bittern at Swillington Ings 27/10/2024 |
