Another bright sunny morning with some very icy roads on the way to Ogden. I didn't risk driving down Ned Hill so took the Bradshaw route instead. A full blue sky on a light SW>2 at 0 degree.
An active morning on the west bank with a very mobile flock of Siskin and Redpoll in and around the Alders along with Goldfinch and Bullfinch whilst a tit flock was moving through the waterside trees with several Goldcrest among them.
The Chaffinch flock, plus 3 Jay, were busy on the track raking through the Beechnuts but constantly disturbed by the Saturday public. At least 6 Brambling were in with them and at last I managed to get an adult female in the camera after a lot of patience.
A Kingfisher flew across the water from the duck feeding corner but gull numbers were very low at around 40. The pictured gull caught my eye with an extremely long bill making me think I was in with a chance of Caspian but the 2 CY bird had a streaked head and pale eye dousing my hopes. The bill and head shape could possibly be due to facial moult.
A cloudy morning tomorrow and then rain possible by midday on a light southerly starting off at 2 degrees.
BS