Thick fog on the tops this morning but again Leeshaw reservoir was just below the cloud base with very calm conditions at 16 degrees with light drizzle. Late afternoon brought some heavy showers but nothing near as bad as the forecast predicted.
A quiet day all round with nothing that could be classed as visible migration though there was a good selection of common birds.
A Whitethroat at Leeshaw was pick of the bunch along with some good flocks of Goldfinch on the thistle tops and 16 Stock Dove in the field. A Curlew was heard early doors but no sighting due to low scud clouds.
Doe Park late afternoon also had good flocks of Goldfinch but the Willow Warblers and Tit flock had moved on. A second Cormorant was present, this being a younger, much browner bird compared to the resident one. A few Swallows were feeding over the water whilst several gulls ,mainly Black Headed, moved towards TMR again. A Dipper flew downstream in the outlet and a Buzzard nearly slipped past me high and >N towards Harden Moor.
Leeshaw Reservoir
1 Whitethroat
sev Goldfinch
12 Lapwing
1 Heron
16 Stock Dove
1 Cormorant
18 Lapwing
1 Curlew heard only
+ usual sp.
Doe Park
1 Buzzard
1 Heron
2 Cormorant
sev Goldfinch
1 ad Grey Wagtail
1 Dipper
sev Swallows
+ usual sp.
BS