Catching well
A brilliant morning ,weather-wise at Leeshaw with fog on the tops but Leeshaw was bright and clear with blue skies and full sunshine on a very light ENE>2 at 5 degrees.
Very few gulls about now with just a single Herring, 4 LBB and 2 Black Headed, with all the usual gull fields empty. The Oystercatchers are starting to move off for breeding now with a count of 12 , from a previous count of 32 along with 3 Redshank.
The long staying Pink Footed goose is staying put with the Greylags whilst 2 Pinkies flew overhead high and >SE. A few Mipits about now and another single Swallow over with the House Martins due to return to their breeding site here around the end of the month into early May. Plenty noisy Lapwings and Curlew but no Lapwings have returned to their usual breeding field since their first attempt was halted by muck spreading.
The star of the show this morning was a rare visit from a Little Grebe, catching well in the same favourite spot as the Red Necked Grebe. My first, and only sighting, of this species, at this site, was 30/10/2023 so a welcome visitor.
Another sunny day tomorrow but a moderate NE starting off at 3 degrees.
BS