Monday 4th April p.m.
An afternoon visit to Leeshaw with some sunshine and a Temperature of 12°C started well with a distant
Wheatear on the dam wall with an
Oystercatcher close by and pied Wagtails near the waters edge below the wall.A walk on the track with
Lapwings,Curlews and more Oystercatchers seen, plenty
Mipits around now.At the end of the track a single
Redshank was seen,on the water and the reservoir banking were
Canadas and
Greylags, one of the Geese had a darker head so we took a snap which looks to be a
Pink-footed Goose.Back at the other end of the track another scan of the water revealed a solitary
Swallow flying low.We then moved the short distance to Upper Marsh where we counted 205
Golden Plover and a male
Pheasant which upset them for a while to give us chance of a couple of snaps, the Pheasant was dive bombed several times by a nearby Lapwing.
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| Lapwing |
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| Pink-footed Goose |
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| Redshank |
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| Golden Plover |
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| Pheasant |
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| Pheasant upsetting the Golden Plover |
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| Golden Plover near Leeshaw 4/4/2016 |
Nice Pinkie and a good count of Goldies, they,ll be off to the moors shortly now.
ReplyDeleteThanks Brian the Pinkie was a great bonus, wouldn't have minded an Osprey though.
ReplyDeleteNice spot and photo of the Pinkie and an early Swallow and a Wheatear!
ReplyDeleteA good do!
John
Thanks John we were pleased with the Pinkie, getting a decent snap for ID is a useful tool when your not sure out in the field.
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