Redcar Tarn

 Saturday 10th February a.m.

Alot of mist swirling around this morning, mainly in the low lying areas but clear up at Redcar Tarn.  Good to see the male pintail still present joined by two Wigeon, along with Tufteds, Canadas, Greylags & Coots displaying.  Large numbers of Gulls with c100 Herring Gulls, c100 BH Gulls, 10 LBB Gulls, 5 Common Gulls and one Yellow-legged Herring Gull.  Others were Starling, Mallards, Rook & Jackdaw.

Pintail

Wigeon

Yellow-legged Herring Gull

 

Herring Gull

LBB Gull

Redcar Tarn 10/2/2024

Dowley Gap

Saturday 3rd February a.m.

A blustery morning but dry with a temperature of 9°C as we walked alongside the canal and River, not so many birds about though.  Those seen were Canadas, Greylags, Pied Wagtail, Goldcrest, Goosander, LT Tit and Robin.

Goldcrest

Goosander

Greylag

LT Tit

Pied Wagtail

Canadas

Dowley Gap 3/2/2024

Rodley Nature Reserve part 2

 Sunday 28th January a.m.

It seemed quiet during my visit here but looking at the number of species I saw then compared to most sites in West Yorkshire this is a great spot.  A species that does well here is the Gadwall Duck, there were 20 of them, another bird that does well is the Little Grebe I saw six.  There were four Grey Herons, 10 Teal, Shoveler, Lapwing,Tufted, Mute Swans, BH, Common and Herring Gulls.

Grey Heron

Lapwing

Little Grebe

Shoveler

Teal

 

Gadwall

Rodley Nature Reserve 28/1/2024

Rodley Nature Reserve part 1

 Sunday 28th January a.m.

A sunny morning in Rodley with a temperature of 5°C as I headed to the hide overlooking the lake where I saw my first Kingfisher of the year.  As I headed for the bird feeding area a Song Thrush was singing and then overhead I heard Geese as a couple of skiens of Pinkies flew over, c150 birds, which was a great sight.  Nearing the hide at the top of the Reserve a Pied Wagtail was on a large pile of manure.  In the hide a Reed Bunting, Bullfinch and Blue Tit were seen.

Song Thrush

Kingfisher

Skien of Pinkies

 

Reed Bunting

Bullfinch

Bullfinch & Blue Tit

Pied Wagtail

Skien of Pinkies over Rodley

Rodley Nature Reserve 28/1/2024