A better morning at Leeshaw with a mix of sunshine and drizzle showers though still blustery on a SW.4 at 9 degrees.
Much livelier today with plenty BH and Common gulls around in the fields where the muck spreading was taking place at my last visit, but only 2 adult LBB, one of which was enjoying a trout for breakfast kindly provided by 2 Cormorant.
A careful check through the gulls for Med failed to come up with anything but good to find the Dipper returned to the beck along with 2 Pied Wagtails The big field held 23 Canadas, 9 Stock Doves, 12 Mallard and around 50 Goldfinch.
Early afternoon was a dash to Thornton after a text and photo from MP of a 1cy Bar Tailed Godwit in one of the gull fields. Unfortunately the bird had moved on when I arrived after it had been constantly harassed with the gulls but plenty gulls to search through but all BH and Commons with no big gulls or Meds at the moment. A field nearby held several Pheasants and Red Legged Partridge whilst a large flock of around 80 Goldfinch were very mobile.
My last Barwit sightings were, Fly Flatts..2/5/2011 and TMR..3/11/2012 so I,m well overdue for one. Thanks for the shout Mark.
BS