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Friday, March 28, 2025

Back to the birds, Leeshaw Reservoir

 

                                    Few big gulls in distant field

                                                Oystercatcher,  Redshank
                                    The spit.

                                    Single Common gull, full summer plumage.
                                        several Herring and LBB
                                    1 of 2 Pink Footed Geese.

A bright and breezy morning at Leeshaw with early dark clouds, as the overnight rain moved away, leaving some blue sky and sunshine on a moderate and cold W>5 gusting 6 at 6 degrees.
    A very lively morning as usual at this site though nothing out of the ordinary. Around 40 Herring, 15 LBB but only 2 Black Headed and 2 Common, these 2 species now noticeable by their absence.
    Wader wise, 3 Redshank, 6 Curlew, 21 Oystercatchers and the usual Lapwings but nothing on the water other than a good count of Greylag and Canada as well as a few Mallard. Only small passerines were a few Meadow Pipit.
  First Swallow today over Manchester, S.J.
   A cloudy cold day for tomorrow with a moderate WSW, increasing by late morning, with a drop in temperature, starting off at 4 degrees.
BS