Atrocious conditions yet again this morning at Leeshaw with low cloud and seriously heavy drizzle turning to rain on a W>4 at 6 degrees. By 0900 hrs the sky had cleared with just light drizzle but good reservoir watching conditions.
Small gulls were very active with around 400 present around the reservoir and surrounding fields but only 2 Herring gulls dropped in briefly.
A single female Goosander was on the water along with a small count of geese and Mallards. No Dippers today with the beck well in flood.
By late afternoon the weather at Mixenden was quite pleasant with a bright grey clouded sky and odd breaks of sunshine and very calm. It felt strange birding with no rain.
The 3 Goldeneye were again present along with a single Moorhen and 3 Mallard but very few gulls. Common gulls outnumbered the Black Headeds and again only 2 Herrings.
A small skein of Pinks were well in the distance over Ogden heading >W, otherwise just the usual species.
Leeshaw
c 400 Black Headed gull
2 Herring gull
23 Canada
12 Greylag
16 Mallard
1f Goosander
+ usual sp.
Mixenden
3 Goldeneye
1 Moorhen
3 Mallard
38 Common gull
2 Herring gull
22 BH gull
31 Pinkies....>W
+ usual sp.
BS