Another beautiful morning up at Fly Flatts with a sunny start but clouds moving in from the west left it with full cloud cover on a very light S>1 at 1 degree. Mist was once again down in the valleys.
A good start to the morning with a Ring Necked Parakeet briefly as I drove through Mixenden in the usual area which I check every time I pass but this is my first sighting since 20th Jan 2022. I thought the birds had moved on until NK got a sighting of 2 recently.
I had to risk leaving the car up on the top road again as the entrance track is still very icy and un-passable, but luckily it was still in one piece on my return.
A group of 9 Black Headed gulls were on the ice and in the part unfrozen water along with 3 Herrings, 29 Mallard and a single Canada goose. Hopefully, another day of thawing and the water will be clear of ice, and the track also.
Another excellent moving sky for Pinks and Whoopers but again nothing other than 2 local Raven plus a steady move >E of big gulls in the far distance looking to be over the M62 to the south of me. Just a few Red Grouse on the Flat Moor whilst several Fieldfare were in fields near the Withins.
The Nolstar field held 14 BH gulls and about 10 Golden Plover but very distant the other side of the low wall.
Sounds like the same sort of day for tomorrow with the thaw continuing.