Yet another foggy start to the morning but, as usual, Leeshaw reservoir was below the cloud base giving a clear morning with 80% cloud on a light NE>2 at 13 degrees.
Swallows and House Martins were piling through very high >S whilst 2 Buzzard headed high and >S. Around 200 BH gulls were on the shoreline and in the goose field where muck spreading was taking place, an area to watch.
Only a handful of LBB gulls and 24 Lapwing were also on the shoreline but nothing in the way of waders yet.
The late afternoon visit to Doe Park was hot and sticky and alive with midges though nothing in the track side passerine trees.
A noisy cronking Raven was high above the water being mobbed with Swallows and Black Headed gulls whilst a Green Woodpecker was calling from behind the lodge house as well as a Jay.
A surprise to find 4 Teal on the water which I nearly missed as they were way over in the SW bay and in the sun. I text MP to let him know and he had 9 there in the morning so there could have been others out of sight.
Leeshaw
24 Lapwing
c 200 BH gull
7 LBB gull
+ usual sp.
Vis Mig
2 Buzzard................>S
230 Swallow...........>S
89 House Martin.....>S
Doe Park
4 Teal
1 Green WdPecker
1 Jay
1 Raven
1 juv Grey Wagtail
1 Cormorant
sev Swallows feeding
+ usual sp.
BS