In contrast to yesterdays spring like morning, today was back to thick fog and torrential rain which was ongoing from overnight leaving parts of Foxhill Park in flood.
Just a very wet dog walk this morning then a check on Raggalds Flood early afternoon which held a good count of 12 Mallard plus a few Black Headed gulls and Lapwings. The highlight being 2 Snipe which flew from the next field and headed high and >S over Mountain.
Around 50 Lapwing and 80 small gulls were on the Pit Lane football pitch along with several Jackdaws.
Whoopers seem to be starting moving now with 13 reported by Haworth birder JV, on Lower Laithe, and later seen by Brian Vickers.
A strong SW>5 blowing at the moment, set to continue through tomorrow with yet more rain.
BS.