TMR permit holders only. 1630- 1800hrs
A change from yesterday with clear blue skies and sunshine with the wind from the east.
Much quieter today with no waders present but good to hear that some of yesterdays Greenshank were sighted in Calderdale today.
Gull numbers were well up but a scope through found nothing untoward.
A Curlew was calling over the moor and a surprise as I was walking along the banking on my way back when a juvenile Shelduck came out of the sun from the direction of Fly Flatts and headed off east leaving me with a few record shots in the terrible light.
Nice to meet DCB up there who has gone mobile and just finished a 25 mile ride, well done Dave keep it up.
Also good to bump into Chris King as I was checking the lagoons, good to see birders up there, it was nearly like the old days up there tonight.
1 Curlew
1 juv Shelduck
c150 LBBs inc some pink legs
20+ Common gulls
c 200 BHGs
1 Kestrel
few Swallows and Meadow Pipits.
Raggalds Flood held 32 Canadas this evening.
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