Elland to Brighouse (Fog)

Frost on the car and a beautiful sunny morning in Bradshaw, but no birding time, alas.

Later on the mist in the valley filtered up and eventually we were in a pea souper (bart pie) with a temperature of 3°.

Sue had a visit to make to Elland  after lunch, and I cadged a lift and walked along the canal and river bank in drizzly foggy stuff as far as the Brookfoot angling club.

Pretty quiet on the birding front with little moving in the 'sky' or what bit of it I could see.

Birds:-

Green Woodpecker flew over the car near Elland Bridge.

9 Mute Swan.

Heron. Moorhen. Buzzard.

7 Goosander. 

2 flocks of  Long Tailed Tit, c20 birds each flock.

Goldcrest.

17 Cormorant.

A quick stand by feeders did not reveal anything special ( not the weather to hang about).

The ski lake was just about visible and there were a good number of small gulls (mostly Black Headed).

One Herring Gull was "obvious" but there may have been others out of sight.

One smaller Gull stood out - probably a Black Headed Gull.

(I've tarted about with the photo to try and get some light into it).

A large flock of Starling were on the Pavement Lane wires mid-morning.

Cropped from the photo below.

Probably a Black Headed Gull?

Goosander in the mist