If you enlarge it the dots are Swallows
One of each, LBB, Common, BH.
2nd year LBB
Ogden. 0800-1000 hrs. Strong WNW>5 Heavy rain followed by torrential showers.
If theres one thing in life you can depend on its Bank Holiday weather!
An horrendious early morning made Fly Flatts a no go so headed to Ogden where there is at least some shelter from the elements thought as I discovered , very little.
Not suprisingly it started off quiet so it was round to check the gulls first job to find several Commons and Black Headeds and 4 LBBs, one of which was a very light phase but try as I may I couldnt make it into a Yellow Legged.
Meadow Pipits were moving over steady and I counted 8 very camera shy Grey Wagtails grounded with the rain. Theres something on my camera that when I focus and start to press the button the bird flys?
By 0930 the rain was lashing down and thats when the excitement happened. Suddenly the sky was full of moving Swallows coming over in swarms in the torrential rain and these were closely followed by 6 seperate Cormorants all >SE. When the rain stopped so did the birds, just a 15 minute shower brightened up my morning.
See rain soaked poor photos of Cormorants below.
Movers
51 Meadow Pipit................................>W
242 Swallow......................................>SE
17 House Martin................................>SE
4 Snipe.............................................>W
3 Alba Wagtail..................................>W
8 Grey Wagtail.................................on deck
6 Cormorant......................................>SE
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