The one at the back had plenty to say.
at slow exposure 800 and high iso 2500.
and head bands come from in winter.
Well, enough is enough with unbelievably another full day of thick fog and rain up here in the gods with Queensbury and Fly Flatts obliterated from the map but, looking out tonight the sky is clear with some stars showing so hopefully we have turned the corner and left the fog behind.
Tomorrow has a forecast of some heavy rain which isn,t a problem as long as we can see and by Friday temperatures are to plummet bringing some brighter weather over the weekend, allegedly!
Leeshaw reservoir this morning was below the cloud base and dry until 1000 hrs when the mist dropped and down came the rain, luckily just as I was tackling up.
Just 2 m Goosanders left on the water today but a good count of 34 Mallard as well as 2 Cormorant, 2 Greylags and 3 Canadas.
8 Stock Doves were in the field whilst another 57 Woodpigeons flew over >S and 4 Herring gulls headed >SW.
The Kingfisher made a brief appearance flying up the conduit whilst an Oxenhope resident, running a circuit past the reservoir this morning, informed me that he had previously seen a Kingfisher by the Oxenhope pond and brook on several occasions which is about a good mile away ,as the Kingfisher flies, so possibly the same bird.
Ogden late afternoon was grim in dark conditions with drizzle and the cloud base just sitting on the plantation top.
Around 80 pre roost small gulls were on the water along with 5 Herring gulls and the usual Mallards whilst the Kingfisher flew low over the water landing in Willows on the east bank near to passerine alley.
Last light and a check through the building Goldfinch roost found around 40 Goldfinch, 12 Chaffinch and at least 2 Siskin. With the water level well up and covering the Chaffinches favourite weeds the Chaffinch roost will probably fail again as it did last year which will mean a lack of Brambling at this site.
BS