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Description
The reservoir is shallow, having only a maximum depth of 9m (30’), which makes it very attractive to both dabbling and diving ducks. It occasionally attracts less common wildfowl, such as Goosander and Common Scoter and Red-necked Grebe, Black-necked Grebe and Slavonian Grebe. Waders are often present in spring and autumn, including Ruff, Green Sandpiper, Common Snipe, Common Redshank, Eurasian Oystercatcher and Little Ringed Plover. Scaling Dam can also be an excellent place to watch raptors and, from the hide, an eye should always be kept on the moorland plateau and valleys for Hen Harrier, Western Marsh Harrier, Merlin and Peregrine Falcon and, if you are extremely lucky, Red Kite or Rough-legged Buzzard. The site is also good for summer visitors, such as Common Cuckoo, Whinchat and Willow Warbler, and residents like European Stonechat, Grey Wagtail and Eurasian Tree Sparrow.
There is a hide for birdwatching where you might see Northern Lapwing, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Whooper Swan and many wading birds.
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Access
Get there by car on the A171, either from Whitby from the East or Guisborough from the West. The postcode is TS13 4TP, England