St Ives

 Tuesday 6th April a.m.

 A bright sunny morning but a cold start with a temperature of -2°C as I walked through the woods at St Ives and around the Coppice Pond.  There was plenty activity with a count of five returning Chiffchaffs in full voice as was a couple of Song Thrushes and a GSW or two were drumming.  On the Coppice Pond there were three Goosanders, four Mute Swans plus Tufteds, Canadas, Greylags, LBB Gulls, Coots, Moorhen and a Grey Heron flew over.  A Sparrowhawk was on patrol over the tree tops and Jays were also prowling, a great morning.

GSW

Chiffchaff

Coot

Goosander

Greylag

Jay

LBB Gull

Mute Swan

Song Thrush

Coppice Pond, St Ives 6/4/2021

 

Harold Park & Park Dam

Sunday 4th April a.m.

 A bright morning at Harold Park with a temperature of 6°C, where it was quiet with a Mute Swan, Song Thrush and several Tufteds worth mentioning.

     Down the road at Park Dam it was good to see three returning Swallows flying low over the water looking for food after their long journey, I think this is the earliest I've seen them at a local site.  A Gt Crested Grebe came over to say hello, others were Canadas, Greylags, Herring Gulls and Tufteds.

Gt Crested Grebe

Herring Gull

Mute Swan

Greylag

Song Thrush

Harold Park 4/4/2021

  

Redcar Tarn

 Saturday 3rd April a.m.

  A chilly cloudy morning up at Redcar Tarn with a temperature of 5°C where it was good to see the pair of Gadwalls were still present.  They had been joined by a male Shoveler which showed some interest in the female Tufteds, there was  a good count of 35 male & female Tufteds. A pair of Oystercatchers were on the island and a couple of Pied Wagtails also turned up with a Dunnock singing and a Curlew in a nearby field there was plenty to see.  Other included Canadas, Greylags, Jackdaws, Rooks and Gulls.

Shoveler

Gadwall

Greylags

Oystercatcher

Pied Wagtail

Tufteds

Curlew

Dunnock

Jackdaw

Rook

Redcar Tarn 3/4/2021

Lister Park

Friday 2nd April a.m.

  A cloudy morning with a temperature of 4°C as I walked round the lake at Lister Park where the usual suspects were on show.  These were made up of Canadas, Tufteds, Coots, Moorhen, Mallards, Mute Swans and c50 Herring Gulls.  A walk up by the stream produced a Jay and a Nuthatch was singing high in a tree.

Jay

Nuthatch

Moorhen

Mute Swan

Greylag

Herring Gull

Lister Park 2/4/2021