It was a mild outing with a few light showers and a bit breezy, not bad at all for Leeshaw.
A Kestrel was on the telephone lines as I went along the narrow tarmac lane towards the Reservoir.
I stopped the car and took some photos of the bird through the car windscreen.
I didn't notice a car coming towards me (he must have wondered what I was up to - stopped in the middle of the road).
I reversed back to a passing place and got a wave, so all was well.
10 or more mature hikers, who were going up the lane towards the farm, stopped to ask me what I was looking at.
There was a Little Owl here - distant on a wall.
Most of the hikers had never seen a Little Owl, which I thought was a tad sad.
A Red Grouse called from near here also.
The water had 6 Cormorant and about 90 Gulls at one point.
I could not pick out anything special among the Gulls.
A Stoat ran along the path, but soon disappeared into the grass.
A hardy Meadow Pipit, called and landed nearby in the grass.
A Pheasant and the usual Jackdaws were with a Woodpigeon in the fields.
No Geese seen.
Poor light, again, for photos.
Nothing special today, but still great to get out and about.
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