Leeshaw Reservoir

                                 A slippery track at Leeshaw

 This was as far as I got so had to reverse back to the
          bottom and continue on foot.

                  A wintery scene

                                    1 female Goosander present

                                            1 of 2 Cormorants.

1445 hrs and with Fly Flatts once again snow bound I set off with the intention's of heading for Redcar Tarn but on the way I thought , do I really want to be stuck in teatime traffic at Keighley, so a quick diversion took me to Leeshaw reservoir.
                                                                     The days heavy snow showers had moved over leaving bright blue sunshine on a cold SW>4 with very icy side roads. I drove half way up the track to the reservoir before the wheels started spinning and the car finally said, enoughs enough, and refused to go any further which left me reversing back to the beginning and unloading the dogs to go on foot.
                                                                    Despite the clear skies very little was moving with just 4 Herring gull >W along with a few small gulls. The water held around 50 small gulls, 1 pr Mallard, 1 female Goosander and 2 Cormorant.
The snow covered fields were empty with no sight or sound of the early Oystercatcher, just a few Pheasant pecking in the snow.
BS