In contrast to yesterdays weather the morning was foggy on the tops with Leeshaw just below the cloud base but rain throughout on a SSW>3 and full cloud at 5 degrees.
Much better birding conditions today with the cloud and rain livening things up with a good movement of Lesser Black Backed gulls, after a noticeable absence of them over the winter. A good count moved through >W, some stopping off in the fields briefly before moving on. Some Herring gulls also came through along with just 1 Common and 1 Black Headed but none of my target birds, Terns, Kittiwakes and Yellow Legged Herrings, even though the conditions looked right.
Plenty Redshank, Oystercatchers and Curlew but no shore to invite the Little Ringed Plovers that usually arrive at this site anytime now.
A Dipper was collecting nest material along with a pair of Pied Wagtails and a Kingfisher flew down stream. Otherwise it was down to the usual species.
Leeshaw
1 Common Gull
1 BH gull
85 LBB gull..................>W
27 Herring gull.............>W
9 Redshank
22 Oystercatcher
5 Curlew
4 Stock Dove
2 Pied Wagtail
1 Kingfisher
1 Dipper
4 Greylag
2 Canada
Sev Mipits
Sev Lapwings sitting
+ usual sp.
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