Did,nt title this as Common gull, well picked out
by Mick Cunningham.
Leeshaw res this morning was quiet with most of the waders moved on now but the watch was saved with a spectacular move of Herring gulls >NW. Some of the gulls dropped down onto the water briefly before moving on whilst others were very high and distant.
A single Black Headed very young juv flew in with a flock of Herrings and stayed on the water.
Lower Laithe was void of birds other than an unusual sight of a Dipper flying over the water whilst Fly Flatts just held the usual Canadas and Mallards with a high count of over 300 Canadas on the water and several more on the surrounding moors.
Leeshaw
148 Herring gull......................>NW
1 juv Black Headed
2 Common gull
43 Canada inc young
27 Greylag inc young
1 Little Owl
2 Heron
1 Pied Wagtail
5 Linnet
3 Curlew
Swallows, Swifts and House Martins.
A report of 8 Common Scoter on Ringstone, AT, this morning is promising.
BS