Early morn and after leaving blue sky and sunshine at Queensbury I managed to find the only mist and rain cloud in West Yorkshire, which was up at Fly Flatts. Luckily it soon moved over leaving full cloud cover but good visibility on a cool SW>3 at 4 degrees.
A much livelier morning than yesterday with the air filled with calling Curlew, Lapwing, Redshank, Oystercatcher and geese making it sound very spring like.
The water held a good count of 16 Greylags, new in from yesterday, along with the usual Canadas and Mallards whilst 2f and 1m Goosander left early doors after an overnight roost, not a common wildfowl for this fish-less water.
Waders were pleasing with 4 Ringed Plover on the east bank and another 2 on the west bank, the 2 on the west bank being flushed by YW, both spiralling upward, very high and away >N. Oystercatchers are down to 4 now along with 4 Redshank, 2 Curlew and a mass of Lapwing.
Small passerines included 1 m Stonechat, 5 Reed Bunting, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail and swarms of Meadow Pipits. A pleasing morning.
A quick dash around the 4 Oxenhope reservoirs late afternoon , just to check the state of play, found them all in the same mode with nothing much on each of the waters and all without shore.
A showery morning forecast for tomorrow with a stronger westerly.
BS