Edderthorpe and Houghton

Substantial amounts of water have left both these areas even though the river level is back up quite high after yesterdays rain. Houghton in particular is looking good - the water logged crop appears to be dieing off leaving glorious mud and presumably plenty of food judging by the 350 Black-headed Gulls feeding on there. Also a single Redshank and about 60 Lapwings. The water level on Edderthorpe is still about a metre too high and that lot will take some moving, especially if it keeps raining. Only things of note;- Pochard 4, Heron 6.