Saturday 22 April 2017

Leeshaw Reservoir

Saturday 22nd April a.m.
 A bright sunny morning with a temperature of 5°C at Leeshaw and feeling mild with no wind blowing.I could hear Oystercatchers and Redshanks pipping Lapwings displaying and Curlews passing by with their distinctive upland call. In all I saw four Redshanks and four Oystercatchers, there was a Grey Heron prowling on the far bank and I saw my first Common Sandpiper of the year making use of the small amount of shore showing at the waters edge on the far bank.A Moorhen showed briefly next to a Lapwing and a pair of LBB Gulls landed on the water, a Wren was singing loudly and there was the usual Cormorant, then the morning was rounded off with a Little Owl on a fence post.
Nigel.
Little Owl

Oystercatchers

Redshank




Curlew

Grey Heron

Lapwing

Lapwing & Moorhen

LBB Gulls

Wren

Redshanks at Leeshaw 22/4/2017

3 comments:

  1. Lovely pictures Nigel.
    Can't beat Little Owls can you?

    John

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  2. Cracking shots Nigel, beautiful Little Owl

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  3. Thanks to you both,as you say always good to see Little Owls.
    Nigel.

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