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Sunday, December 30, 2018

Getting below the cloud base, Leeshaw Reservoir

                                1 of 3 Goosander
                                      Several Mallards
                                            1 of 3 Cormorant

                          Dark and murky conditions
              All taken Exp 640  f 7.1  iso 5000

With thick fog once again on the tops and Fly Flatts with its head in the clouds it was a drop down to Leeshaw Reservoir which was just below the cloud base but very dull, dark and grey with heavy drizzle throughout.
                               The area was lively enough to keep me interested but nothing out of the ordinary present. 1m 2f Goosander were as good as it got but around 200 small gulls present to trawl through with hopes of a Med gull.
                               Plenty Canadas and Greylags but no sign of the recently reported Brent goose.

Small gulls..............c 200   75% Black Headed
Mallard........................18
Cormorant....................3
Goosander....................2f 1m
Stock Dove..................11
Fieldfare.......................c50
Redwing......................c30
Heron..........................1
Starling........................c300
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