1430 hrs and the rest of the afternoon free so off to Oxenhope reservoir after a long absence to check the condition of the shoreline which is looking good all along the west bank and enough showing to hold gulls and waders. A decent afternoon though a tad windy with a SW>4 blowing and midges were a nuisance along the east banking.
Good numbers of gulls were present as well as waders whilst Swifts piled through >N. Hopefully the water level here will continue to drop in time to tempt some decent waders through like last years, Ruff, Turnstones, Whimbrel, Ringed and Little Ringed Plover as well as several Yellow Legged Herring gull and a Med gull.
Birds present today
c150 Lesser Black Backed gulls
11 Herring gulls
19 Black Headed gulls
2 Common gulls
3 Dunlin
5 Common Sandpiper
4 Redshank
2 Golden Plover
22 Lapwing
1m Tufted duck
3 Snipe
6 Pied Wagtail
Tons of Swifts piling through >N
+ Canadas, Greylags and around 200 juv Starling
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