A grizzly, drizzly morning at Leeshaw reservoir with fog on the tops but clear at Leeshaw with constant drizzle on a W>4 at 7 degrees.
A single Wigeon was seen briefly on the water before it disappeared to the west end of the water and out of sight whilst about 300 mixed geese were present in the fields.
An abundance of gulls this morning with swarms of small gulls and a good count of Herring and LBB though no white winged.
A brighter, dry mid afternoon and the water at Mixenden was buzzing with 2 pair of Goldeneye as well as 2 Wigeon and a single Teal though all out in the centre of the water with no chance of decent pics. A moorhen was skulking under the waterside trees and 8 Mallard were on the water. Around 100 small gulls along with 2 adult and 5 first winter Herrings were present plus a Cormorant.
A scan in the distance, from the south bank, of trees opposite the school turned up 2 Ring Necked Parakeets with a small group of Starlings.
Good to bump into NK along the very sloppy west bank where he had been having a bad day until he arrived at Mixy with birds at last so he went away with a smile on his face.
Leeshaw
c 400 small gulls
62 Herring
13 LBB
6 Mipits
1 Wigeon
c 300 Canada and Greylag
+ usual sp.
Mixenden
2 pr Goldeneye
2 Wigeon
1 Teal
8 Mallard
1 Moorhen
7 Herring gull
c 100 small gull
several Coal tits
1 Cormorant
2 RN Parakeet
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