Yeadon Tarn

 Wednesday 4th December a.m.

Some sunny spells this morning with a temperature of 4°C at Yeadon Tarn which had Cormorants, Tufteds, Goosanders, Canadas and a Grey Heron on the island.  A Kestrel was surveying from a tree, a charm of Goldfinch passed through, others were Song Thrush, LT Tit, Moorhen, BH Gulls, Mute Swans and a Greylag. 

     On my way home I called in at Dowley Gap and had a walk alongside the canal seeing a Kingfisher.

Kestrel

Cormorant

Goosander

Tufted

Moorhen

Song Thrush

Kingfisher at Dowley Gap

Mute Swans

Yeadon Tarn 4/12/2024

Redcar Tarn

Tuesday 3rd December p.m.

Some sunny spells up at the Tarn with a temperature of 4°C where as usual there were plenty of Gulls.  These were the usual BH Gulls, Common Gulls, Herring Gulls and LBB Gulls with the addition of a Yellow-legged Gull, this was confirmed by K.M. who thought it was the same one that has appeared here over the last few years.  He also spotted a BH Gull with a leg ring 2T44, I also saw a Cormorant, others were Canadas, Moorhen, Tufted, Chaffinch, Robin, Rook, Jackdaw and Pheasant.

Robin

Chaffinch

Rook

 

Yellow-legged Gull

LBB Gull

Herring Gull

BH Gull ring 2T44

Common Gull

Cormorant

Lapwing

Tufted

Redcar Tarn 3/12/2024

Hewenden Reservoir

 Sunday 1st December p.m.

With the sun breaking through and a mild temperature of 12°C I went for a walk on to Hewenden Reservoir where there were three Goldeneye.  A charm of Goldfinch passed over and flew in to a distant tree, on the Reservoir there were Teal, Cormorant, Tufteds & a Mute Swan.  At the side of the Reservoir there were fifteen Moorhen & several Canadas, others were Blue Tit, Jackdaw, BH Gull, Herring Gull and on my way home the rare treat of a Stonechat, which landed on several fence posts and was a struggle for the camera to focus on.

Goldeneye

Stonechat

Blue Tit

Cormorant

Tufteds

Teal

Moorhen

Hewenden Reservoir 1/12/2024