A pleasant morning with full sun on a light ENE>3 at 7 degrees at Leeshaw Reservoir.
Nothing untoward this morning, but as always at this site, plenty to see with a steady flow of Sand Martin and Swallows >E whilst the shore held Curlew, Oystercatcher, Redshank and Lapwing.
A decent count of 28 LBB gulls on the water along with 4 Herring gull, all eventually moving off >W. A Willow Warbler was in the track side tree whilst 2 Wheatear were in the north field where they were yesterday. Everything too distant and in the heat shimmer for half decent photos.
A pair of Dippers were in the beck plus Grey and Pied Wagtails. The 3 long staying Pink Footed geese were in with the Greylags, the Greylags having several sets of goslings now.
An early p.m. dog walk on Ned Hill track provided 5 Willow Warblers but no Whitethroat back in the usual area as yet. A surprise to see 4 Greenfinch in with Chaffinch, Goldfinch and House Sparrows on feeders on Perseverance Road, my first Greenfinch seen since June 2023.
Looking like a cloudy start for the morning before brightening to cloudy sunshine on a light easterly, which could mean fog. A start temperature of 6 degrees.
BS