A cloudy morning at Leeshaw with a strong blustery wind making it feel colder than
the 7.5°C temperature.There was very little on the water when we arrived but the
surrounding fields once again held good numbers of Canadas & Greylags.Oystercatchers
were on the dam banking, these kept moving position & at one point we had five on top of
a wall together.Curlew were seen & heard & we also saw a pair of Redshanks for the first
time this year. One of them posed briefly for a snap in the same place the Oystercatchers had
been earlier.Lapwings were also in the surrounding fields where we also saw Pied Wagtails &
a Cormorant circled the reservoir before taking a dip in the water.There were two Little Owls in
their usual spot which wraps this report up.
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| Redshank |
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| Cormorant |
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| Curlew |
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| Little Owl |
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| Oystercatcher |
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| unusual to have five Oystercatchers together |
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| Canadas at Leeshaw 15/3/2014 |
Nice Cormorant in courtship plumage.
ReplyDeleteGood shot of the 5 Oyks and nice to get Redshank back
Thanks Brian, Redshanks a good three weeks earlier than last year, mind you we had a lot of snow this time last year.
ReplyDeleteSome smashing photos Danny. Like the Redshank with the similar coloured background.
ReplyDeleteJohn