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LINSKELDFIELD TARN Birds Month by Month
As recorded by an Avid, Local Bird Watcher, who visited the Tarn regularly over a 12 month period.
He helped record all the Birds sighted both on and around the Tarn.
He was then kind enough to take the Bird Spotting Book home and bring all the records up-to-date,
using both his own notes + those from our many Visitors, who kindly filled in our Bird-spotting Book.
 We are very grateful for his enthusiasm and commitment.    {animated goose}{animated goose}The Tarn HOME PAGE

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     You may see these Birds at the End of that month

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May be sighted
at the Start of that month   

  x   Sighted during these  months

@ These birds weren't actually sighted on the Tarn when these records were recorded but these are the months they may be in the area.
4 List of other Entries in the Bird Spotting Book
4Highlights of Birds Spotted during 2007 

SPECIES

    BREED        

Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

 DIVERS & GREBES

Little Grebe

x x

x

 x x x x x  

x

 x x
 

Cormorant

 x x                    
 

Grey Heron

           x x     x    

SWANS

Mute Swan

   x

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 x x

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 x     x    
 

Whooper Swan

 x x

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 x x

GEESE, SHELDUCKS & DUCKS

Greylag Goose

  

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 x x x x x          
 

Canada Goose

 x x x x x x x

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Barnacle Goose

       @ @ @            
 

Shelduck

   x

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 x x

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Wigeon

 x x x x x    

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 x x x x
 

Teal

 x x x x

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   x x x x x
 

Mallard

 x x x x x x x x x x x x
 

Pintail

 x x x x                
 

Shoveler

 x x x x           x x x
 

Pochard

     x     x            
 

Tufted Duck

 x x x x x x x x x x x x
 

Goldeneye

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HAWKS

Sparrow Hawk

   x x     x            

BUZZARDS, KESTRELS

Buzzard (Buteo Buteo)

 x x

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 x

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   x x x x x x
 

Kestrel

   x x x x x     x     x
    Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

GAME BIRDS

Pheasant

 x x x x x           x  

MOORHENS & COOTS

Moorhen

 x x x x x x x x x x x x
 

Coot

   x x x x x x x x x x x
 

Tufted Duck

 x                   x x
 

Teal

 x                   x x
 

Shoveler

 x                   x x

WADERS

Oystercatcher

         x x            
 

Lapwing

   x x       x x x      
 

Snipe

 x x         x x x x x x
 

Curlew

   x       x            
 

Redshank

           x x          
 

Common Sandpiper

             x          

GULLS & TERNS

Lesser Black-backed Gull

       x       x        
 

Herring Gull

           x   x x      

PIGEONS & DOVES

Stock Dove

 x x x x x

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 x x x   x x
 

Collered Dove

                     x  

OWLS, NIGHTJARS, SWIFTS

Tawny Owl

                        
 

Swift

         x x x          
    Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

KINGFISHERS, WOODPECKERS

Gt Spotted Woodpecker

    

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 x

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MARTIN & SWALLOWS

Sand Martin

     x x x x x          
 

House Martin

         x x x x        
 

Swallow

    

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 x x x x x        

PIPIT & WAGTAILS

Meadow Pipit

               x        
 

Grey Wagtail

               x x      
 

Pied Wagtail

     x x x x x x x x x x

GARDEN BIRDS

Wren

           x            
 

Dunnock

       x                
 

Robin

 x x x x x     x x x x x
 

Blackbird

 x x x x x x x   x   x x
 

Fieldfare

   x                   x
 

Song Thrush

               x        
 

Redwing

 x                     x
 

Mistle Thrush

                 x     x
 

Sedge Warbler

         x x            
 

Chiff Chaff

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Willow Warbler

           x x   x      
    Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
 

Spotted Flycatcher

                 x      
 

Long tailed Tit

                     x  
 

Coal Tit

     x                  
 

Blue Tit

 x x

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 x    

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     x x
 

Great Tit

 x x

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   x x       x x
 

Nuthatch

                        

CROWS & STARLINGS

Jay

         @              
 

Magpie

 x x x x x x x x x   x x
 

Rook

             x          
 

Raven

             x         x
 

Starling

 x       x x x     x    

SPARROWS & FINCHES

House Sparrow

 x x x

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 x x x x x     x
 

Tree Sparrow

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Chaffinch

 x x x x x x x   x x x x
 

Greenfinch

 x x x x x x x     x x x
 

Goldfinch

 x   x x   x x x x x    
 

Siskin

               x        
 

Crossbill

                     @  
 

Bullfinch

 x                      
 

Yellowhammer

                   @    

BUNTINGS

Reed Bunting

       x x x            
 

Stonechat

                     x  
    Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
                           

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2005

Other Birds + Flora & Fauna Sightings
 The following entries are just a "snapshot" of what you can see on the Tarn.
Extracted from the hundreds of Entries made by our Visitors in the Bird Hide's, Bird-spotting Book during 2005 - 2006
 The 2006-07 B.S. Book is still in the Bird Hide waiting for you to come and fill in the Birds you "spot"!

31st Aug

A charm of 50+ Goldfinches were spotted over the Tarn  but were disturbed by a Buzzard.

5th Oct

Goldfinches, Greenfinches, Carrion Crow and a Cormorant were among many other birds sighted

1st Nov

An altercation between a Snipe and a Sparrowhawk!  The Snipe won!

22-29th Nov

Tarn mostly frozen and still an abundance of Birds to see.

Dec 05- Jan 06

These birds were on the Bird Feeders  ("Fat Balls" are provided for the birds )  
Blue Tits, Great Tits, Chaffinches, Blackbirds, Gt. Spotted Woodpeckers, 

 

 Hse. Sparrows, Greenfinches,  Bramblings, Robins, Bullfinches, Goldfinches,

2006

  

24th Jan

Whooper Swans feeding in the field left of the Tarn

25th Jan

Tarn partly frozen - no Whooper swans but lots of other birds - Greylag Geese

14th Feb

Birds of Prey looking for a meal!  Kestrel, Sparrowhawk and Carrion Crow all spotted.

29th March

1st Swallow of 2006!!

30th March

1st Sand Martin of 2006!   Greylag building it's nest in front of the Bird Hide amongst the Reeds.

18th April

Approx. 20 Tufted Ducks, Coot, Canada Geese, Greylags, mallards, Pintail, Mute Swans, Shelducks
 + a Buzzard & Swallow overhead.

2nd May

2 Coot Hens on nests. Mallard with 5 chicks, Little Grebe, 11 Tufted ducks and lots, lots more
- Spring has sprung!

5th May

A Roe Deer.

10th May

6 Coot with 4 chicks, 4 mallard with 6 chicks, 7 Little Grebe (2 nest sites)  + Orange-tip Butterflies,
Tadpoles in shallow water in front of the hide

18th May

Oyster Catcher + lots of other water birds.    Deer in with the Sheep in field next to Tarn

31st May

1st Greylag chicks x5  (Birds of prey in evidence)

23rd June

1 Roe Deer in field next to Tarn and 2 more deer spotted over the following 2 days.

29th June

A regular Bird-spotter reports that the following birds are now Breeding:
Gt. Spotted Woodpecker, Coot, Greylag Geese, chaffinch, Hse. Sparrows, Pied Wagtails
Moorhen, Mallard, Swallow, Little Grebe, Blackbirds.

30th June

Cuckoo on the island on the Tarn. + 50 - 60 Sand Martin + Swifts. 
Woodpeckers and Goldfinches.

13th July

A Damsel Fly, a Hobby, Lapwing + lots of other birds.

20th Aug

Sml blue Dragonfly, a stoat, a wren, Kingfisher (carp in the Tarn)

25th Aug

Little Grebe with chicks, Carp in the Tarn, a Stoat, wren, Female Gadwall, Cuckoo calling.

10th Sept

An OTTER sighted for 10 mins at 10:15a.m.  10+ Goldfinches in the trees

12th Sept

90+ Mallard, 42 Goldfinches, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, Mistle Thrush, Wigeon, Kestrel, 17 Snipe, 7 Coot,
3 Moorhen, 12 Teal,
Pied Wagtail, Swallow, Tufted Duck, 6 Carrion Crows, 1 Collered Dove, Blackbird 
- 20degC Temp Dull with sunny intervals
 

I hope the above gives you an idea of the Birds that you can see on a Visit to our Tarn
Visiting OSPREYS also use the Tarn as a visiting place on their way up to Scotland.
One or 2 have been sighted.

18th May 07

"Our own pair of OSPREYS" are currently nesting above Bassenthwaite lake.
The Male's usual partner didn't return this time  but a new, younger Hen did. 
She is now sitting on 3 eggs.  - These have now hatched around 11th June
The Osprey Viewing Point at Dodd Wood is only a few minutes drive away from the Tarn.
Winlatter Visitor Centre in Braithwaite have big Screens with Cameras above the Ospreys Nest.

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