At last, a dry clear morning at Leeshaw with full light grey cloud on a SW>5 at 5 degrees.
Although the weather was better for me it did,nt do anything for the birds with a very poor count of just around 50 small gulls and a single Lesser Black Backed, the latter being a rare sight at the moment at my venues.
Nothing on the water other than Mallard and 2 Cormorants but a nice flock of around 100 mixed Starling, Fieldfare, Redwing and Mistle Thrush but keeping to the distant fields and trees across the water. Meadow Pipits are still present with 5 flitting around the fields.
Mid afternoon and the wind continuing to increase, now at W>6, and heavy showers passing through, I headed for Thornton fields for a touch of gulling but, for the second day running, not a gull in sight so doubled back to Ogden.
Here also, gulls were near absent with just 16 Black Headed and 3 Commons whilst just the usual Mallard were on the water.
The west bank saved the watch ,being very lively with a group of Long Tailed and Coal Tits as well as several Goldcrests, all carefully checked for a long overdue Firecrest.
The wind tonight is still increasing heading up to the forecast of strong gale, peaking at midnight making another wet and windy day for tomorrow.
BS