Redcar Tarn

Saturday 19th November a.m.
 I had a quick visit up to Redcar Tarn where there was a covering of snow and it was feeling cold at 2°C.There were good numbers of Lapwings and Gulls with the usual Canadas,Mallards,Tufted Duck,Moorhen & Coots.At the top end Goldfinch,Chaffinch and Dunnock were seen and there was a Muscovy on one of the benches, back at the car a Pied Wagtail made a brief appearance. A quick scan around then led me to a Kestrel on Tarn Lane which was on top of a pole and luckily stopped long enough for a couple of pictures.
Nigel.

Lapwing

Common Gull

Herring Gull

Gulls

Mallard & Tufted Ducks

Pied Wagtail

Kestrel

Redcar Tarn 19/11/2016

Cullingworth & Hewenden Reservoir

Sunday 13th November a.m.
 A bright morning with a temperature of 3°C as we headed towards Hewenden Reservoir through the village.When we got to the viaduct we could see BH Gulls on the Dam wall and on the water were Mallards & Tufteds with a Dipper in the overflow area.We saw a Kestrel in a distant tree and through the wood we got a GSW,Goldcrest and five Bullfinch.As we came back round the other side of the reservoir we saw Fieldfare and Redwings which were scattered by a Sparrowhawk.We also spotted a couple of Cormorants in some trees and three Teal on the water with a couple of Moorhen as well.At the farm we caught up with Pied & Grey Wagtails along with Robins.

GSW

Fieldfare

Kestrel

Thrush

Bullfinch

Moorhen

Pied Wagtail

Teal

Tufted Duck

Redwing & Fieldfare

Robin

Hewenden Viaduct

Hewenden Reservoir 13/11/2016

More from Bolton Abbey

From 11th November
 A quiet day today so here are a few more of the snaps my dad took at Bolton Abbey of the colourful Mandarins and the wonderful scenery.

male Mandarin

female Mandarin

River Wharfe, Bolton Abbey 11/11/2016

Bolton Abbey

Friday 11th November p.m.
 A fine afternoon with some good spells of sunshine and a temperature of 8°C.I started off at the Cavendish Pavilion and had a gentle stroll up to the strid alongside the river Wharfe before walking back seeing a few birds along the way. There were a good number of Mallards but they were out numbered by Mandarin Ducks with a count of 78 as I walked upstream.Also good to see a couple each of Dippers and Goosanders, a Grey Wagtail and Coal Tit.This area is very picturesque so I took quite a few pictures here are a couple of them.N.P.

male Mandarin

female Mandarin

Dipper

Goosander

Grey Wagtail

River Wharfe at the Strid

Cavendish Pavilion at Bolton Abbey 11/11/2016