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Saturday, March 16, 2013

Leeshaw and local

                                   Distant Golden Plovers
                                 Kestrel watching on
                                          Pied Wag
                                          Plenty Curlew now


                                   Good count of 9 Oystercatcher

With weather much better than forecast and an early finish to the shopping/ visiting trip it was off to Leeshaw
Reservoir at 1530 hrs in a slight SW>3 and grey skies.
A real taste of spring here with Lapwings displaying from every field and Curlews back in numbers.
A good record count of 9 Oystercatchers but Golden Plover numbers were down to 23 and all at the far end of the field.
Leeshaw
23 Golden Plover
15 Greylags
1 Cormorant
1 Pied Wagtail
c20 Curlew
c 100 Lapwing
c50 Canadas

Raggalds Flood
2 Lapwing

Trailer park field
2 Lapwing
1 Pied Wagtail
1 Common Gull

Green Lane
12 Magpies
c100 Jackdaw
5 Black Headed gulls
BS