Thursday 5th May a.m.
A sunny morning on Harden Moor with a temperature of 10°C where it was good to hear the sound of returning Cuckoos and to see a couple flying around. Also several Whitethroats joined the Willow Warblers and Chiffchaffs. Others seen were Bullfinch, Goldfinch, Jay, Kestrel, Linnet, Oystercatcher, Mipit and Skylark.
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| Whitethroat |
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| Willow Warbler |
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| Bullfinch |
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| Cuckoo |
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| Hairy Caterpillar, good food for the Cuckoo |
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| Jay |
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| Speckled Wood Butterfly |
Thursday April 21st a.m.
An early start in the sunshine on arrival at Swillington Ings with a temperature of 5°C, crossing the River a Little Egret was in the distance and a Grey Heron nearer the bridge. There were several Common Terns on Astley Lake and a Great White Egret was in the Reeds I later saw it fly across the reserve. Others here were Cormorant, Gadwall, Pochard, Shoveler, Shelduck, Tufted, Gt Crested Grebe, Oystercatcher and Redshank. Walking around the reserve Bittern could be heard booming, and Warblers were heard but not seen. I got a brief glimpse of three Black-necked Grebe, a Red Kite glided over, Reed Bunting and Linnet were also seen and at the crossroads in the reedbed there were two Black-tailed Godwits. Others seen were Lapwing, Swallow, and Skylark.
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| Black-tailed Godwit |
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| Great White Egret |
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| Red Kite |
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| Reed Bunting |
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| Linnet |
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| Common Tern |
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| Black-necked Grebe |
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| Gt Crested Grebe |
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| Gadwall |
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| Pochard |
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| Shelduck |
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| Shoveler |
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| Gadwall over Swillington Ings 21/4/2022 |
Wednesday 20th April a.m.
A sunny morning with a temperature of 10°C, plenty of Willow Warblers now on Harden Moor & still a Chiffchaff and good to see three Redpolls. Others were Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Kestrel, Skylark and Mipit.
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| Kestrel |
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| Chiffchaff |
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| Mipit |
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| Willow Warbler |
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| Kestrel over Harden Moor 20/4/2022 |
Sunday 17th April a.m.
A sunny morning with a temperature of 9°C as I walked round the Tarn with 27 Mute Swans on the water with Tufteds , Coots and Moorhen. Willow Warblers and Chiffchaffs were singing, Reed Bunting were seen & House Sparrows were chirping in the bushes.
A few miles away at Adel Dam a Red Kite flew over as did a couple of Grey Herons and a pair of Mandarins gave excellent views. Others were Little Grebe, Nuthatch, Greylag and Wren.
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| Willow Warbler |
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| House Sparrow |
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| Little Grebe |
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| Mandarin |
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| Red Kite |
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| Wren |
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| Mandarin |
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| Yeadon Tarn 17/4/2022 |
