Last nights torrential rain showers got the gulls moving and dropped me more waders in with a good count of Dunlin and Ringed Plover along with the usual Common Sandpipers, Redshank and Oystercatchers.
A couple of Curlew are still present along with a dwindling number of Lapwing whilst Swallows and Swifts were plentiful.
A busy sky for gulls today with a steady flow >SW of LBBs along with a small number of Herring and a few Black Headed.
Yes, I know I said I wouldnt be going to Ogden again for a while but inspired by the mornings gull movement and the recent gull report on NKs blog, plus the fact that mid afternoon was dull and showery, I risked it to do a gull check and see if it would produce an early Yellow Legged Herring.
Though the car park was reasonably busy the west bank was quiet so I could quietly check the few gulls present. Plenty of their favourite banking so should be decent as the month goes on. The gulls were mostly adult LBBs with a few 2 and 3 CYs along with 2 adult Herrings and 2 Black Headed, worth keeping a watch on from now.
Strange how a visit to Ogden, this time of year, produced a singing Willow Warbler in every tree
plus Chiffchaff, Blackcap and Garden Warbler but nothing heard or seen in my last 3 recent visits.
BS