A good start to the morning with full cloud cover and a moderate W>4 at 10 degrees but feeling much colder in the wind. No waterproofs required today but a top coat on to walk the west bank.
The afternoon was bright and sunny at 16 degrees with the wind strengthened to W>5 causing white horses over the water and junior sailing instruction afternoon abandoned.
After sweeping the floating jetty this morning I came off with rubber legs with the jetty rocking about on the waves.
Another pleasing day, thanks to the moderate west wind, and again, very noisy and lively waders busy feeding around the fringes of the water. Another 4 Dunlin in today plus the long stayer that I suspect to be breeding across on the moor.
A pair of Oystercatchers were in the compound and acting very excitedly with my presence both flying around overhead always landing back in the same area telling me they had chicks present in the long grass. By this afternoon they had moved out of the compound into a nearby field.
LBB gulls were moving over >SW, again all sub adults, along with 2 adults on the water whilst Swifts were in good numbers over the water moving in no definite direction.
A good video text from MC last night of his trip to twitch the River Warbler found at
Ham Wall RSPB, Somerset & Bristol. Don,t think we,re likely to get many of those around this area.
Fly Flatts
3 Oyks + possible young
5 Dunlin
2 Ringed Plover
7 Common Sandpiper
2 Snipe
1 Redshank
31 LBB...............>SW
2 LBB on water a.m.
3 Kestrel
sev Swifts
+ usual sp.
NOTE. If you go on the Bradford Birders group blog the Leeshaw report for 10th June was from myself and not Brian Vickers as put on by the editor. Also they have put there were 3 chicks whereas there was 2.
BS.