Sunday 28th January a.m.
It seemed quiet during my visit here but looking at the number of species I saw then compared to most sites in West Yorkshire this is a great spot. A species that does well here is the Gadwall Duck, there were 20 of them, another bird that does well is the Little Grebe I saw six. There were four Grey Herons, 10 Teal, Shoveler, Lapwing,Tufted, Mute Swans, BH, Common and Herring Gulls.
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| Grey Heron |
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| Lapwing |
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| Little Grebe |
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| Shoveler |
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| Teal |
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| Gadwall |
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| Rodley Nature Reserve 28/1/2024 |
Sunday 28th January a.m.
A sunny morning in Rodley with a temperature of 5°C as I headed to the hide overlooking the lake where I saw my first Kingfisher of the year. As I headed for the bird feeding area a Song Thrush was singing and then overhead I heard Geese as a couple of skiens of Pinkies flew over, c150 birds, which was a great sight. Nearing the hide at the top of the Reserve a Pied Wagtail was on a large pile of manure. In the hide a Reed Bunting, Bullfinch and Blue Tit were seen.
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| Song Thrush |
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| Kingfisher |
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| Skien of Pinkies |
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| Reed Bunting |
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| Bullfinch |
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| Bullfinch & Blue Tit |
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| Pied Wagtail |
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| Skien of Pinkies over Rodley |
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| Rodley Nature Reserve 28/1/2024 |
Saturday 27th January a.m.
A dull overcast morning with a temperature of 6°C at Park Dam where there was a good selection of birds. There were three Mute Swans, two drake Teals, Canadas, BH, Common, Herring Gulls, Goosander, Tufteds, Grey Heron and two Cormorants on the pylons.
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| Cormorant |
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| Goosander |
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| Grey Heron |
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| Herring Gulls |
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| Mute Swans |
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| Teal |
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| Tufteds |
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| Canadas |
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| Park Dam 27/1/2024 |
Friday 26th January p.m.
A windy but sunny afternoon up at the Tarn with a temperature of 6°C but a rewarding visit with my first Waxwing for many years. There was just a solitary bird in the tree, also still present were the Pintail and Wigeon. The usual species were also here with good numbers of Canadas, Herring Gulls, LBB Gulls, BH Gulls, others were Common Gull, Pied Wagtail, Tufteds and Chaffinch.
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| Waxwing |
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| Wigeon |
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| Pintail |
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| Tufted |
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| Common Gull |
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| Herring Gull |
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| LBB Gull |
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| Pied Wagtail |
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| Waxwing at the Tarn |
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| Redcar Tarn 26/1/2024 |
