An icy cold start to the day at Fly Flatts with ice on the top road and a heavy ground frost at 2 degrees.
A bright clear blue sky and sunshine on a cold NW>3 inc 4 mid morn.
Much livelier than yesterday with several BH gulls on the water as well as 2 Canadas, 4 Greylag and several Mallard.
A group of 18 Woodpigeons went >NW along with several Starling whilst 3 Stonechat, 4 Mipit, 2 Reed Bunting and 8 Goldfinch were present.
A Buzzard and a Kestrel were to the SW of the water.
Mid afternoon and a visit to Mixenden was better than expected with a single Herring gull, 4 LBB gull and around 40 small gulls whilst a Cormorant and 5 Redwing headed >NW.
A walk along the west bank produced 5 Siskin in the Alders but very high up and flighty and a surprise to get a Buzzard in the waterside trees which flew as soon as I saw it and by the time I found a clearing it was well on its way after doing a circuit of the water then off towards Slaughter Gap.
Still plenty shore for the gulls with just a Pied and Grey Wagtail present.