Saturday 8th July a.m.
Leeshaw
A bright sunny morning with a start temperature of 12°C on my arrival, plenty
Oystercatchers around with a count of at least 12,
Lapwings were gathered on the shoreline with a few still in the fields with juveniles.The
Little Owl was in its usual spot, as I walked on the track I could see good numbers of
Canadas and
Greylags,several
Mipits and a juvenile
Pied Wagtail briefly posed for a picture.A couple of
Cormorants were seen as was a
Grey Heron with several
Rooks in a field and plenty of
Starlings.
Then I spotted a bird on the opposite bank a white bird, then through the bins I could see it was a
Little Egret, wow! a first for me here and in the local area.Well pleased with this I decided to follow on to Leeming.
Leeming
As I approached the reservoir I could see a
Kestrel in the distance and a
House Martin over the field and a couple of
Sand Martins.A
Grey Heron was on the dam banking a couple of
Willow Warblers made a brief appearance followed by five
Goldfinch.Swallows were over the water and good to see a
Tufted Duck on the water with four
LBB Gulls at the waters edge.There were three
Grey Wagtails near the small pond but the highlight was a
Common Sandpiper in the far corner.
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| Little Egret |
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| Little Owl |
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| Lapwing |
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| Lapwing Juv |
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| Meadow Pipit |
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| Oystercatcher |
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| Pied Wag Juv |
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| Common Sandpiper |
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| Grey Wagtail |
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| Kestrel |
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| Willow Warbler |
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| Leeming Reservoir |
