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No sightings of Roe Deer, Fox, Hare or Badger will be mentioned on this blog throughout the year and links will be removed from other blogs giving the whereabouts of these mammals due to the rising influx of poaching, long dogging and lamping by sick individuals.
BS




Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Leeshaw reservoir.

                                        up to 200 Black Headeds
                                           Small gulls piling in
                                         about 25% Common gulls

                                              Adult Herring

                                                   2nd winter Herring

Missed out on the good weather today with a job on this morning so no birding and by late afternoon
the fog had come down over the tops.
Leeshaw was just below the cloud base then clearing slightly with a light W>4 at 5 degrees.
                                                          Gulls kept the watch going with 22 Herring gull over >SW, some of which stopped off around the water briefly before moving on whilst around 200 small gulls were present.
                                                          Very quiet otherwise with just 4 Greylag, 2 Cormorant and 2 male Goosander along with the usual Mallards.
                                                           Experimenting with a selection of Canon lenses and converters today but none getting near to Big Bertha, ( Sigma 150-600 sports) , when it came to distance even though I could get out to 960 mm but could never get rid of that ' out of range' look.
The Sigma camera consultant took a look at Bertha today and read her the last rites putting it down to an uneconomical repair, or in vehicle terms, a complete write off.   Decision time!!!

Leeshaw
2 Cormorant
2m Gooseander
22 Herring gull....................>SW
4 Greylag
c 200 small gulls.
BS