Hewenden Reservoir

 Thursday 24th October a.m.

A good sunny morning with a temperature of 10°C as I made my way towards Hewenden Viaduct seeing a Kestrel on a distant post.  On the dam wall of the Reservoir there were 20 Cormorants, in the fields on the other side of the Viaduct there were Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit and Gulls.  I walked around the Reservoir seeing a Buzzard fly over, others included Teal, Moorhen, Goldfinch and Mistle Thrush. 

Buzzard

Chaffinch

Cormorant

Goldfinch

Pied Wagtail

Grey Wagtail

Herring Gull

BH Gull

LBB Gull

Kestrel

Mistle Thrush

Meadow Pipit

Hewenden Viaduct 24/10/2024

Redcar Tarn

 Tuesday 22nd October a.m.

A sunny but windy Redcar Tarn with a temperature of 10°C with c200 Canadas,  c35 Greylags and a mix of c100 Gulls.  The male Pintail was still present as were two Wigeon, others included Jay, Pied Wagtail, Lapwing, Moorhen, Tufted & Rook.

Pintail

Whistling Wigeon

Canadas

Greylags

Herring Gull

Pied Wagtail

Redcar Tarn 22/10/2024

Yeadon Tarn

 Thursday 17th October a.m.

A sunny morning at Yeadon Tarn with a temperature of 12°C where there were good numbers of birds to see.  The highlight was a Red Kite which flew over, on the water was a male Pochard, Goosanders, Tufteds and Cormorants.   Others included Grey Heron, Canadas, Greylags, Mute Swan and Moorhen.

Red Kite

 

Pochard

Mute Swan

Grey Heron

Goosander

Cormorants

Yeadon Tarn 17/10/2024

Redcar Tarn

 Monday 14th October a.m.

A sunny morning but cold with a temperature of 4°C, plenty birds here as usual with c100 Canadas and a mix of c100 Gulls.  With the Canadas grazing in a nearby field were a pair of Wigeon with another male on the water as well as a male Pintail.  A skien of c100 Pinkies flew over South of the Tarn, others included Grey Heron, Tufted, Moorhen, Starlings, Goldfinch & Pied Wagtail. 

Wigeon

Pintail

Grey Heron

Pied Wagtail

Pinkies

Pintail & Wigeon

Redcar Tarn 14/10/2024