Thursday 16th October a.m.
A dull grey morning with a temperature of 12°C, it was good to see the return of a Pintail and four Shovelers. There were Goosanders, Cormorants, Tufteds, Canadas, Lapwings, Grey Heron and the Little Grebe was still present. There were loads of the usual Gulls, others were Rook, Jackdaw, Moorhen, Coot & Dunnock.
Pintail 
Shoveler
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| Tufted |
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| Goosander |
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| Grey Heron |
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| Little Grebe |
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| Lapwing |
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| Cormorant |
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| Redcar Tarn 16/10/2025 |
Sunday 12th October a.m.
Some morning sunshine with a temperature of 6°C so I set off towards Hewenden Reservoir as I went I could see mist over Goit Stock Woods & Harden. There were four Tufteds on the water and two Cormorants, in the surrounding field c50 Canadas, BH, Common, Herring & LBB Gulls. Others seen were Pheasant, Linnet & Goldfinch.
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| Linnet |
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| Cormorant |
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| Canadas |
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| Common Gull |
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| Tufteds |
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| LBB Gull |
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| Herring & Common Gull |
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| BH Gull |
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| Pheasant |
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| Hewenden Reservoir |
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| Mist over Goit Stock Wood & Harden |
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| Hewenden Reservoir 12/10/2025 |
Wednesday 8th October a.m.
Another cloudy morning and feeling cool at just 10°C when I arrived at Harold Park where there was a Gt Crested Grebe. The water level here was back to near normal which was good for two Mute Swans and a couple of Canadas. Not too many birds on show just Coots, Moorhen & Mallards, there was a bonus of four Collared Doves.
At the nearby Park Dam there were two Gt Crested Grebes with two juveniles and five Mute Swans. Others here were Tufteds, Coots, Cormorant, Moorhen & Mallard.
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| Gt C. Grebe |
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| Collared Dove |
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| Moorhen |
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| Harold Park |
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| Gt Crested Grebe |
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| Mute Swans |
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| Tufted |
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| Park Dam 8/10/2025 |
Tuesday 7th October a.m.
A cloudy morning with a temperature of 13°C up at the Tarn where it was great to see the rare sight of a Little Grebe. It looked comfortable as it moved around and diving to catch fish, there were 11 Goosanders and two Cormorants with a Grey Heron on the island. There was an increase in the number of Tufteds with a count of 21, the usual Canadas, Coots, Moorhen & Pied Wagtail were seen. The Lapwing flock contained c100 birds, there were good numbers of large Gulls with plenty 1st year birds one of the Herring Gulls was potentially a Yellow Legged Gull, there were LBB, BH & a Common Gull. Others were Mallard, Rook & Jackdaw.
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| Little Grebe |
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| Goosander |
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| Grey Heron |
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| Cormorant |
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| Lapwings |
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| Pied Wagtail |
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| LBB Gull |
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| Herring Gull with pale legs |
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| Common Gulls |
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| Little Grebe with a fish, Redcar Tarn 7/10/2025 |
