The only wader present, Common Sandpiper
- 2nd summer Yellow Legged, legs very yellow through scope
- but toned down on image
- At last, a full clear day with a cloudy start then clear blue skies and sunshine at 14 degrees on a moderate SW>5. The afternoon was cloudier at 18 degrees and still the SW>5 blowing.
- A good early move of passerines which stopped by 0930 hrs as the skies cleared with the star birds being 2 Skylark and a single Tree Pipit overhead, my first this year of a rare species to the area and all the usual breeding sites unused. A text from MC reported Huddersfield vis miggers getting a count of 23 over his old house and watch point yesterday.
- Mipits, Swallows and Reed Buntings were also moving whilst a count of 21 blogging Wheatears were present between the ponds and the NW corner. Several more were around Withins Gap farm but no Black Redstart this year as yet.
- A walk on the west bank this morning turned up a single Common Sandpiper but unfortunately only 3 LBB gulls when it was cool and good for photos then several more came in late afternoon as well as Herrings and 2 different Yellow Legged Herring gulls. Unfortunately by this time the heat was on and lots of shimmer off the mud.
- VISIBLE MIGRATION
- 3 Reed Bunting .........>W
- 17 Meadow Pipits.....>SW
- 26 Swallows............>SW
- 1 Tree Pipit..............>SW
- 2 Skylark................>SW
- 21 Wheatear...........blogging
- 1 ad YL Herring gull...blogging
- 1 2nd summer YL Herring...blogging
- 1 Common Sandpiper..........blogging
- PRESENT
- 15 LBB gull
- 2 Herring gull
- 4 Kestrel
- + usual sp.
- BS