Deep snow and bad road conditions this morning in Queensbury due to gritters not in action due to health and safety rules only allowing them out when the snow and ice has gone. Lucky we have some good farmers up here that were doing the best they could to get roads open.
Late afternoon and a visit to Ringby Top in bright clear conditions with haze down in the valleys. A light S>4 was not particularly cold even at 0 degrees with the sun shining most of the time. A bit hazardous walking in the deep snow and icy puddles.
Around 150 Corvids were in the snowy fields with mostly Carrion Crow along with a few Rooks and several Jackdaws whilst 18 Magpies were on the quarry top.
No gulls present other than 8 adult LBBs over >SW which were the only birds in the sky. Otherwise it was just down to a hardy Wren and Stonechat as well as 3 Mipits whilst 4 Lapwing were in a distant field in the snow.
Ringby Top
c 150 corvids inc 18 Magpie
3 Mipits
1 Stonechat
1 Wren
4 Lapwing.
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