Kestrel on the high wire.
At last , a morning with no fog although Fly Flatts had several low scud clouds passing over on a light S>4 at 3 degrees.
Still no improvement in the birds up there, remaining very quiet with just Canada geese, Raven and 2 Common gull >SE. In the last 10 minutes of the watch, in desperation, I did a scope of the moor and distant fields and came up with a Barn Owl, the first up there for 2 years, this probably being an Oxenhope bird.
With conditions a little duller mid afternoon I gave Mixenden reservoir a check which also failed to deliver the goods with very few gulls plus the long staying Goldeneye and a single Mallard on the water.
The west bank trees held Coal and Lt Tits as well as Goldcrest whilst a small tight group of Siskin dropped into the wood disappearing into the pine trees.
Scanning from the south bank towards the school found a single Ring Necked Parakeet in with the Starling flock in the usual trees.
Fly Flatts
2 Common gull.....>SE
2 Raven
36 Canada
1 Barn Owl
Mixenden
12 BH gull
5 Common gull
1 f Goldeneye
1 f Mallard
5 Lt Tits
2 Goldcrest
9 Coal Tit
1 Ring Necked Parakeet
7 Siskin
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