Black-necked Grebe
After a lovely two day break in York, we stopped in at RSPB St Aiden's which is located on the edge of Leeds. The parking is free for RSPB members but you do need to get a ticket from the machine and display it in the car with your membership card.
The reserve is 400 hectacres in size and sits on a former open cast mine that flooded in 1998 when the river colapsed.
The weather was a typical winters day, showers and a cold biting wind. Not to be put off we dressed for the conditions and undertook a three mile circuit of the reserve. The wind made it difficult at times but we still recorded some nice species including Black-necked Grebe, Stonechat, Wigeon, Shoveler, Gadwall, Water Rail & Meadow Pipit.
My only disappointment was dog walkers letting their dogs off the leads and straying off the footpaths.
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