With dense fog on the tops it was back to Leeshaw to get below the cloud base. A moderate NE>3 at 5 degrees with 90% cloud and occasional bursts of sunshine.
A livelier morning though nothing out of the ordinary other that a surprise of 5 male Wheatear in a distant field, not a regular site here with very few, if any, each year.
The Pink Footed Goose was in the goose field with Canada and Greylag and seems settled to remain throughout the summer with no signs of moving on.
Gulls were poor with just 2 Herring, 1 LBB and 2 Black Headed whilst at least 3 Buzzard were up constantly over the moor, once the high ground fog had shifted. Swallows were once again piling through >N but no House Martin as yet.
With muddy shore starting to show, waders were more lively with 4 Redshank, 5 Oystercatchers and 2 Common Sandpiper but still awaiting Dunlin, Ringed Plover and Little Ringed Plover, all of which show yearly. Curlew and Lapwing were numerous but no sign of chicks yet, whilst 2 Moorhen were on the far shore.
Target bird today was Cuckoo but still a few days early, usually arriving at this site on or around the 7th May when I,ve had 5 birds present together though last was was poor with only2 seen.
Looking like a dark wet morning tomorrow with a light northerly and visibility described as poor.
BS