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Sunday, September 24, 2023

Leeshaw Reservoir

                                    Good count of big gulls
                                        Mostly LBBs
                                    Still enough shore showing
                                    Single Grey Wagtail
                                    Nice shore in the SW corner
                                    Cormorants moving and present



 A dark dull morning with fog on the tops, and Leeshaw under a low cloud base with constant drizzle and banks of mist rolling through from the west. A light S>3 at 13 degrees.
          Given the conditions it was a lively session but very little skyward with the low cloud, other than Cormorants moving west along with plenty gull activity. A single Teal was on the far shore along with the usual Mallards, Canada and Greylags whilst the long staying Common Sandpiper is still present but very elusive.
        A good count of 38 LBB gull, 5 Herring and around 100 Black Headed but still waiting for that special gull or Tern. Otherwise the usual species including, Sparrowhawk, Grey and Pied Wagtail plus a few Mistle Thrush.
Windy tomorrow but hopefully dry and fog-less.
BS