A clear morning at Ogden with light patches of haze over the water with a very light SE>1 at a mild 6 degrees. Several large fog banks moving around but avoided my area.
With it clear at Queensbury first light I tackled the village traffic and headed for Harold Park but as I dropped down to Shelf Moor I ran into dense fog which was hanging down in the valley. Pointless going any further so a turn about and back through the traffic in the village and on to Ogden.
Ogden was clear but very dark and cloudy and certainly not photographical conditions. Just a handful of Common and Black Headed gulls out on the water with no exposed banking for them, now that the water is up.
The west bank trees were void of any bird life whereas the east bank around Passerine Alley was quite lively with a pair of Bullfinch, 3 Siskin, 2 Treecreeper and the usual Tits, Robins etc. A noisy Raven flew overhead towards Fly Flatts whilst a Buzzard was calling from the north end plantation.
The usual Nuthatches, Tits etc were on the feeders.
On the way home, a field along the top of Perseverance Road held a flock of around 30 mixed, Mistle Thrush, Fieldfare and Redwing but all at distance in the murk.
A brighter day promised for tomorrow with some sunshine on a light WNW at 2 degrees.
BS