With Fly Flatts out of bounds for the next 3 weekends due to working parties up there doing drainage and track potholes it was across to Leeshaw with brilliant weather conditions. Wall to wall sunshine on a clear blue sky and a fresh but light W>3 at 2 degrees.
Oystercatcher numbers are up to at least 26 whilst 5 Redshank were present moving around the fields. The water was quiet with just 1 pair of Teal along with a few Greylag and Canada geese plus the usual Mallards.
It seemed strange up there without the gulls, the only one present briefly was a Herring gull, the majority of small gulls now headed off to their breeding grounds. A good morning with plenty to see though nothing out of the ordinary. Good to bump into nephew NP up there giving it a coat of looking at.
Back to normal tomorrow with a cloudy wet day on a light SW at 3 degrees.
Leeshaw
Min. 26 Oystercatcher
5 Redshank
c 80 Lapwing
1 Herring gull
3 Curlew
1 Little Owl
1 Dipper
1pr Teal
2 Heron
1 Buzzard
2 Pied Wagtail
2 Grey Wagtail
Starling 100+
1 Mistle Thrush
Small count of Greylag and Canada geese
+ usual species.
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