A dry 30 minutes early morn then rain for the rest of the day. A cold S>4 at 7 degrees with full cloud.
A very poor morning at Fly Flatts with just a few Meadow Pipits and Linnets over >S whilst 5 Stonechat were around the lagoon area but keeping sheltered down in the long grass. A very wet and boring morning.
Mid afternoon at Oxenhope res was dark and windy with heavy rain throughout. making me glad of the old hide up there.
As expected, the Pintail had moved on leaving just female Goosanders on the water as well as a low count of gulls. Most of the arriving gulls spent 10 minutes on the water before moving off in the direction of the Eccup roost. A couple of Wheatear were feeding along the east banking before dropping down to a more sheltered area, whilst 12 Mistle Thrush were on the wires .
A report from Carolyn saying she had the same sort of day at Ogden with just 3 Cormorant, a single Jay plus the usual gulls and Mallards.
A dry, brighter day tomorrow with a moderate westerly then back to the rain for the rest of the week.
Fly Flatts
18 Mipits.............>S
7 Linnet..............>S
5 Stonechat
2 Carrion Crow
Oxenhope Reservoir
11 f Goosander
2 Wheatear
12 Mistle Thrush
79 LBB gull
13 Herring gull
92 BH gull
3 Common gull
+ usual sp.
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