Top end of Woodhead Reservoir 10/7/23

Picture in picture shows there is some water left in the middle.
The low level has been of great benefit to a small number of wading birds that have bred successfully this year young chicks of Curlew, Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Little Ringed Plover and Common Sandpiper all seen this year. The wading birds success was probably also aided by the death of hundreds of Black-headed gulls (avian flu victims) meaning fewer predators for their chicks.