With all venues up here in the gods either snowed or fogged off it was back to Ogden at 1445 hrs to check the lie of the land, or in this case the water. The snow had now turned to rain and was coming down very heavily and freezing as it landed, the car looked like an ice carving when I got back to the car park. Walking was treacherous whilst the car park was like glass but hopefully this next week things will get back to normal with temperatures set to rise.
A good scan of the water, or as good as I could do in the conditions, found the Shelduck to have moved on leaving around 100 small gulls , the majority of these , surprisingly, being Commons. Otherwise just the usual sp. around the feeders then a dash back to the car after getting a real good drenching but with the talk of Whoopers moving its always worth a check.
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WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING. BRIAN SUMNER. I am based at Queensbury and bird a patch within a 10 mile range of home incorporating 16 stretches of water, several plantations, a belt of woodland, stretches of river and canal and good areas of moorland. I specialize in upland birds, reservoir and sky watching. My local patch is Fly Flatts reservoir. Any reports can be sent by text or call to 07771 705024 or see profile for e mail address. All images on this blog are copyright.(2024).