Yet another day of thick fog on the tops so dropped down to Leeshaw at 1500 hrs where the weather was atrocious with torrential rain coming down in stair rods with sleet and snow at 3 degrees on a
SE > 5 and light mist.
A quick dog walk up to Bodkin farm and a check of the water was enough to get a drenching so back to the car and home.
The water held a single Canada goose along with 2 Greylags whilst 3 Cormorant and around 50 Black Headed gulls were on the south shore but only the one big gull, this being a first winter Lesser Black Backed.
Driving back along Long Causeway hundreds of mixed gulls were heading over the fields to the Thornton Moor roost but far too wet and misty to check it out, a job for another day.
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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.(2025).