Fog on the tops but the Oxenhope reservoirs were below the cloud base with light mist on an icy cold SE>2 at 0 degrees with full cloud cover.
Plenty to see at Leeshaw, as always, with the Red Necked Grebe still on the water along with a single Cormorant and 6 Mallard plus a good count of gulls, with around 300 Black Headed on the water and in surrounding fields along with c50 Common, 2 LBB and 22 Herring.
The goose field was heaving with around 150 Canada and c 80 Greylag with the rest of the Greylag flock up in fields at Upper Marsh. A flock of 14 Lapwing were present and 4 returning Oystercatchers whilst a Buzzard flew overhead in the mist and a Heron was on the shore.
Lower Laithe was its usual quiet self with just a low count of gulls along with Canadas and Mallard plus the usual farmland species.
Leeming was once again in front with a count of 72 Herring, 35 Common and around 90 Black Headed but otherwise just Mallards on the water plus the usual species around the grounds.
The Dog and Gun gull field had, at last, a few gulls present after a lull over the recent weeks with
9nHerring, 15 Common and 20 Black Headed along with 3 Mistle Thrush, Stock Doves, Starlings and Jackdaws. Still not a Curlew to be found, with last February the first few arrived at Leeshaw on the 4th and a field there containing 53 on the 20th.
The good news, weather wise, for tomorrow is we say goodbye to the easterlies but the bad news is fog, a strong sou'westerly and rain, but up to 12 degrees so at least it'll be warm water.
BS