Gulls in Lancashire, butterflies in Cleveland and Gannets in Yorkshire

Chris and I have had a few days away in the last fortnight. We spent three days in the Lake District including a visit to the RSPB reserve at Leighton Moss. Although we had good weather generally, on the day we visited the reserve the weather was very poor with strong winds and rain. There were lots of Black Headed Gulls nesting on the lake. We also saw Marsh Harrier and heard a Bittern 'booming.

Recently we visited the Saltholme Reserve at Teesside where we encountered a large group of 'Twitchers' assembled to see a Purple Heron which had been sighted on the reserve. It didn't show while we were there but we did see Green Veined White butterfly.

Yesterday I went to Bempton reserve in East Yorkshire with one of our friends (another Christine confusingly). We spent some time trying to photograph flying Gannets with some success.