Swillington Ings

 Sunday 30th October a.m.

A cloudy morning with grey skies and a temperature of 12°C at Swillington Ings making any Photography very difficult.  I was soon rewarded with an Osprey which came close over Astley Lake, others here were Stonechat, Cormorant, Lapwing and Great Crested Grebe.  As I moved around the reserve there were c300 Golden Plover flying above the Reedbeds, a Great White Egret flew across in the distance as did a Red Kite.  Others seen were Kestrel, Grey Heron, Shoveler, Snipe, Pochard, Gadwall and Teal.

Osprey

Pochard

Stonechat

Wigeon

Grey Heron

GW Egret

Kestrel

Golden Plover

large flock of Golden Plover at Swillington Ings 30/10/2022

Lister Park

Sunday 10th October a.m.

A beautiful sunny morning with a temperature of 10°C as I walked round the lake at Lister Park.  There were thirty Tufteds and with the Autumn colour of the leaves reflected on the water they made for some picturesque shots with the camera. Plenty of BH Gulls with a LBB Gull perched on a statue as well as the Canadas, Coots, Moorhens and Mallards. Other seen were Jay, Robin and plenty Grey Squirrels. 

Moorhen

Tufted Duck

Coot

Jay

LBB Gull

Grey Squirrel

Lister Park 9/10/2022

Redcar Tarn

 Saturday 8th October a.m.

A mixture of drizzle and sunshine meant there was a rainbow up at Redcar Tarn this morning with a temperature of 10°C.  The number of BH Gulls is rising but only a few LBB Gulls with Canadas and Greylags in the surrounding fields.  There were several Lapwings and a Grey Heron was fishing ,also a brief appearance by a Pied Wagtail.

Lapwing

BH Gull

Grey Heron

Redcar Tarn 8/10/2022

Swillington Ings

 Sunday 25th September a.m.

 A cloudy start to the morning with a temperature of 9°C but soon warming up later with a bit of sunshine. As usual plenty of birds here with three Great White Egrets and a Spoonbill on the Astley Lake with  a Reed Bunting where you would expect it to be.  Several Snipe were seen and nine Black-tailed Godwits plus the bonus of a Ruff.  Others seen included Dunlin, Kingfisher, Lapwing, Gadwall, Shoveler, Teal and Wigeon.

Great White Egret

GW Egrets and a Spoonbill

Ruff

Snipe

Three well camouflaged Snipe

Spoonbill

Black-tailed Godwit

Reed Bunting

Three GW Egrets

GW Egrets & Spoonbill at Swillington Ings 25/9/2022

Redcar Tarn

Wednesday 7th September a.m.

A sunny intervals and showers morning with a temperature of 14°C during a quick visit to Redcar Tarn where it was good to see 20 Teal.  Others were c150 Lapwings, Canadas, Pied Wagtail, Grey Heron, Rook, Jackdaw, BH Gulls and LBB Gulls.

Lapwing

Grey Heron

LBB Gulls

Pied Wagtail

Teal

Redcar Tarn 7/9/2022