Iced off at Fly Flatts, back to Ogden.

                                   2 Herrings being seen off by a LBB

                                                Common gull

  Some Black Headeds have retained their hoods throughout
                                                    the winter

A bright clear morning with the only problem being the strong NW>6, or so I thought until I tried to access Fly Flatts first light. Cold Edge road was dicey but when I got to the wind farm the road was sheet ice and impassable so it was an about turn and drop down to Ogden which luckily was reasonably quiet, public wise for a Sunday.
                                                                A check on the west bank Alders failed to find either Goldfinch, Redpoll or Siskin which had probably stuck to the shelter of the woods so it was just down to a Dipper by the waters edge briefly , the Kingfisher down by the sluice gates and gulls on the water. Around 50 small gulls were present along with 2 Herring gull until a Lesser Black Backed came in and sent them packing.
BS