Category: Paul’s Blog
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More Redcar Tarn, Friday
I made another trip up to Redcar Tarn on Friday and spent some time talking to someone who, unlike me, could actually identify the gulls with some degree of confidence. My Lesser Black Backed juveniles from my earlier visit were probably Herring Gull juveniles so I have edited the posting. This time the wind was…
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A wet and very windy time at Redcar Tarn, Keighley on Monday
When I set off the sun was trying to poke through the clouds but within a few minutes the clouds had descended and rain was starting to hide anything in the distance. I carried on though. As usual you can click on an image to see it in higher resolution, especially if you are on…
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Denso & High Royds, 11 & 12 Mar.
On Saturday I went down to Denso Marston Nature Reserve to see if anything interesting was there. And on Sunday I went along to High Royds Pond to look for Snipe that someone told me about on my walk around DMNR on Saturday. DMNR As has often been the case recently, as I got to…
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More Water Rail, but Better.
Today (Sunday 5 March) I thought the light was marginally better than yesterday so I decided to go looking for Water Rail along the river again. My newish camera body, a Canon R7, has, in some respects, better focusing than my previous camera, a Canon 7DMkII. It can focus with smaller apertures/less light. I therefore…
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Reports of a Water Rail at Denso
Four days ago Steve posted on the Denso Marston Nature Reserve facebook page that he had spotted a Water Rail at the reserve, so today I went down to see if it was still there. And didn’t take my binoculars. As usual click/tap on an image to see it larger. After watching a couple of…
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Sunday at Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits
This Sunday (26 Feb) I took my camera along to Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits to have a wander around. It rained, fortunately not for long, but it kept clouding over and the sun struggled to shine through. As usual you can click/tap on an image to view it in its gallery with left/right navigation. One…
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Is it Spring at Denso?
A bit of sunshine prompted me to go down to Denso Marston Nature Reserve again. It was quite pleasant in the Sun but a couple of times I found myself in the shade quietly watching for Goldcrest (no photos) with a very cold breeze blowing through me. There were a few little carpets of Crocus…
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Rodley Nature Reserve Feb 2023
A couple of days ago I changed the theme used by the website. I hope people prefer it. On Sunday I took my camera and binoculars along to Rodley Nature Reserve. As usual tap on an image to view it in the gallery. Gadwall ducks are frequently seen at Rodley as are Teal. I think…