A cloudy morning at Leeshaw but clear with odd breaks of sunshine on a cool W>4 at 6 degrees.
The morning was spent mainly gull watching with around 200 mixed LBB and Herring but only 2 Black Headed and no Commons. By 0830 the majority of the gulls had headed off >W leaving around 50 on the water but nothing special standing out but plenty photos to check through later. No sign of yesterdays Yellow Legged though the birds seldom came ashore and the gull with the deformed bill did'nt show.
Otherwise, just down to the usual Redshanks, Oystercatchers, Curlews and Lapwings with a few mobile Meadow Pipits present.
A quick check on Ogden was aborted before I got out of the car with gridlocked traffic in the car parks and on Ogden Lane so a quick turn around and back to Ned Hill track. A walk along the track and over the top of Soil Hill produced 1 Raven and a Kestrel so, other than a dog walk, I'd have been better staying at home and doing some gardening.
A moderate sou'westerly for morning increasing to strong by midday with cloudy sunshine, starting off at 6 degrees.
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