Just the one report today from Mark Brookes of a Buzzard flying low over his car at 0840 hrs this morning in the Clayton area. Mark says there were possibly 2 birds but he got his priorities wrong by watching the road instead of the bird.
The highlight of my near bird less day was 3 Herring gulls over early afternoon low and >SW along with a few LBB gulls >NW probably stirred up with the weather.
With strong westerlies forecast for the weekend we should be getting reports of sea ducks inland with Goldeneye, Scaup, Long Tailed duck, Divers and Scoters on the move, see BTO blog.
Also a slim chance of a rarity from the west , remembering back to the American Robin at Bingley , the Long Tailed duck on Fly Flatts and other local reservoirs and of course more recent, DJSs Great Northern Diver on Mixenden.
Its being optimistic that keeps you going in this game. Watch those reservoirs.
Daves long staying Gt Northern Diver from Dec/Jan 2014/15.
BS