As expected this morning the tops were still snow bound and fogged off so I headed for Redcar Tarn in hopes of finding it below the cloud base. Annoyingly the journey there was clear until the last 100 yards where a bank of fog hung over the water . Luckily visibility was half way across the water so a walk around the perimeter allowed me to check for anything unusual which there did,nt seem to be.
Around 100 small gulls were settled in the middle of the water so no chance of checking through for Med gull whilst the only big gulls were 2 Herring. Otherwise it was down to the usual species but plenty of them as always at this location.
32 Tufted duck
sev Coot and Moorhen
c 100 small gulls
2 Herring gulls
c 200 Lapwing
1f Goosander
Canadas and Greylags
Mallards
Chaffinch and Bramblings
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WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING. BRIAN SUMNER. I am based at Queensbury and bird a patch within a 10 mile range of home incorporating 16 stretches of water, several plantations, a belt of woodland, stretches of river and canal and good areas of moorland. I specialize in upland birds, reservoir and sky watching. My local patch is Fly Flatts reservoir. Any reports can be sent by text or call to 07771 705024 or see profile for e mail address. All images on this blog are copyright.(2025).