Luckily this morning Leeshaw managed to dodge the large banks of fog lying in the valleys as well as on the tops leaving a pleasant morning with full light cloud, and dead calm at 6 degrees.
Nothing to see the year out in style but plenty to occupy me throughout the watch. A better count of gulls compared to the last few days with around 150 small gulls, 10 Herring and a single Lesser Black Backed whilst the water held Mallard, Greylag, Canada, 1 Cormorant, 1 Teal and a distant pair of Wigeon at the western end of the water and difficult to see due to reflections of the banking on the still water.
Plenty Fieldfare and Starlings around plus a single Pied Wagtail and a Raven overhead. Otherwise it was down to the usual species.
A check of the Thornton fields on the way back found them deserted of gulls other than a few in the Ring O Bells field.
Well thats another 365 blogs published with another year gone so it just leaves me to say thanks to all my readers and for the several reports, queries , general information and kind words I receive by e mail, text and Whatsapp. Its your feedback that keeps the blog alive, plus the fact that I enjoy doing it.
A Happy Healthy New Year to you all. All the best for 2023.
Brian.
BS