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Sunday, October 15, 2017

Bad Sunday morning birding, even worse afternoon. Fly Flatts

                                        Boats out on the water
                                          Choppers in the air.

Late afternoon and over to Leeshaw Reservoir in an attempt to rescue the days birding after a terrible morning in the fog. On arrival the water was empty but quite a few gulls on the shoreline and worth checking through. As I opened the tailgate to get the tackle and dogs out all hell let loose with a clay pigeon shoot in the field by the reservoir. Poor Ollie launched himself out of the back of the car and was ready to leg it had I not grabbed him in time as he,s terrified of bangs from guns or fireworks.
                                                              Once back in the car he was shaking like a leaf so it was get out of there sharp and back along Nab Water Lane to Fly Flatts with a walk down the northern track which produced nothing and the visibility to the west was still very poor with a haze hanging over the moor. Thirty minutes sky watching then back home to do the garden writing today off as , not one of my best birding days.
An e mail from DW this evening with a road casualty bird. This Jack Snipe was at the roadside near the Raggalds Flood. What a shame for a rare and early bird to our area.

                                                Photo courtesy D.W.
BS