Saturday 26th August a.m.
A bright start with some early morning sunshine at Leeshaw with a temperature of 13°C where I got off to a great start as a large bird flew nearby as I pulled in the parking spot under the trees.The bird flew down the track and perched on the wall at the bottom, I knew it was a raptor but the rush was on to get the camera out of the bag and set up for a record shot.It was some distance away so I drove slowly down the track as close as I dare then with the window down I was able to get some decent pictures of the
Buzzard before it was off not to be seen again.
I then parked up in my usual spot with
Greylags and
Canadas in the field above as well as a good number of
Mipits, a
Cormorant was on the tower and there were a few
LBB Gulls at the edge of the water.Further up the track I saw a couple of
Curlew and on a distant wall there were three
Wheatear and a
Kestrel was hunting in the distance.A couple of
Swallows were still around as I packed up and headed home.
Nigel.
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| Buzzard |
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| Curlew |
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| Kestrel |
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| Distant Wheatear |
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| Leeshaw 26/8/2017 |
Nice Buzzard Nigel, do you need a pass to get onto Leeming Res or can anyone walk around there ?.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dave.
ReplyDeleteAt Leeming there is a well worn footpath that is used by many dog walkers so there is no problem walking round the Reservoir.
Leeshaw is different and the Reservoir is kept private by Yorkshire Water so you have to stick to the track to get views of the Reservoir.
Nigel.