St Aidan’s

 Just back from holiday so trying to catch up. If I can I will try to do a relatively local Blog in-dispersed with a holiday Blog. Anyway, at the end of last month my wife and I had a trip down to St Aidan’s just outside of Leeds. The birds were great and so was the weather although this time we unfortunately didn’t see Bittern (we did however hear a few) or Black-necked Grebe it was still a great day out though.

Loads of Sedge Warblers were singing in the reeds.

Reed Warbler.

Shoveler.

Common Tern with Little Ringed Plover.

Common Tern.

Gadwall.

Black-headed Gull with nesting material.

Great Crested Grebe displaying.

Graylag chick.

Blue-tailed Damselfly.

We stopped off at a pub on the way back home and this female Grey Wagtail was taking insects back to its young.

Clara Vale & Far Pastures

 A few images from last month at Clara Vale & Far Pastures (I’m still way behind).

Moorhen with one of its chicks.

Roe Buck.

My first Swallows of the year on Barlow Fell.

Blackcap.

Red Kite.

One of two Little Grebe.

The second Little Grebe.

Gadwall.

Lamesley Pastures Nature Reserve...

…(it’s Sunday so I will give it its Sunday name 😊) Some images from Lamesley recently.

A pair of Gadwall.

Oystercatcher.

Oystercatchers doing what comes naturally.

A quick bath afterwards.

Lapwing.

Lesser Black-backed Gull.

Heron.

Greylag Goose.

Distant Buzzard.

Black-headed Gull having a scratch. 

Far Pastures

 At the end of last month, I had a look down to Far Pastures. Once again not much happening on the ponds it was the lane that produced the birds.

Willow Tit.

Female Kestrel.

There were a few Buzzards flying around.

This one sat in the tree for ages, it was still there when we left.

One of at least three Red Kites.

I have seen H5 a few times around Far Pastures.

No wing tag on this Kite.

A pair of Gadwall were on the pond.

Male Gadwall.

Coot, it’s not often you see them at Far Pastures.