Deluge!

A late afternoon shopping trip to Skipton market today. Sue picked up a few bargains.
We left Skipton at 17:45 (ish) and I had the bright idea of a scenic drive home.
My scenic route was via Elslack and down through Cowling/Gusburn.

All went 'swimmingly' well when the sky went black, the heavens opened, the car headlights went on to main beam, the wipers on to mega speed, the road started to flood and visibility was nearly non-existent - except for huge Chelsea Tractor drivers who obviously have E.S.P.
This E.S.P. doesn't stand for extra sensory perception.
The P. word ends in a K. I'm still working on touther letters.

Here there were two separate sightings of Buzzard, very close, trying to land in roadside trees. 
One frightened by cars the second mobbed by a crazy Lapwing!

After this excitement we called at Redcar Tarn above Keighley, to see if the storm had dropped any goodies.
Stormy here when we arrived but we did get a pseudo dry bit.
Taking photos was a tad dodgy in the wind and rain.
(Later, no juice in Raggalds Flood was a surprise).

Birds:

Nothing out of the ordinary (as far as I could make out).

Lapwing, Pied Wagtail, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Herring Gull.
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Black Headed Gull.
(Didn't see any Med Gulls).
Tufted Duck, Mallard, Coot.
6 Swallow and Curlew was about all!
Ah well you lose some .... and you lose some more.