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Saturday, October 5, 2024

Leeshaw Reservoir

 

                                Gulls on the north shore



                                    Field full of geese

                                    2 CY Herring gull

                                    Jackdaws 

A bright clear morning at Leeshaw reservoir with 20% cloud and sunshine on a light S>2 at 7 degrees.
       As always at Leeshaw, plenty to see though nothing out of the ordinary. A good count of gulls  but only 3 Herring whilst a good scope through the rest of the bunch failed to get anything standing out.
    Plenty grounded Mipits plus a few overhead but once again a very poor vis mig morning other than a single group of 14 Alba Wagtails over >E with Jackdaws being the main mover.
    The big goose field was heaving with Canada and Greylag along with more gulls whilst a Little Owl was in its usual position.
   Just a few Lapwing on the shore along with a very white fronted juv Cormorant,  which is a newcomer to the site. One noisy Raven over the moor and then just down to the usual species.
  A light SE for morning with a bank of rain moving over throughout the day. Visibility showing good !

1 juv Cormorant
1 Raven
1 Robin
c 200 Jackdaw
c 250 Greylag geese
c 150 Canada Geese
Sev Meadow Pipit
38 LBB gull
21 Common gull
3 Herring gull
c 175 BH gull
5 Lapwing
+ usual sp.
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