I had a walk up the road to check Raggalds Flood this morning.
A strong-ish sharp E or NE wind was blowing up there making it feel below freezing.
The water was mostly frozen ,with a few bits of water appearing with Gulls floating on it.
I carried on up Percy Rd and enjoyed a chat to Percy Rd Ken, and then I went down Taylor Lane home.
Not too cold if you kept moving and out of the wind a pleasant enough outing but very very few birds seen.
This afternoon we had a drive out to Harrogate and back to pick up 3 large boxes of Seville oranges for Sue to start this year's Marmalade marathon.
No birding time here, just there and back, but I did get to see the Red Kites.
Some great colours in the evening sky on the way home.
Birds:
3 Lapwing, c45 Small Gulls on the flood.
For some reason all the flood birds flushed as soon as I got there (no Raptor seen) - some Gulls returned the Lapwing not.
2 Herring Gulls on top of the fields above Wilsden Road on our way to Harrogate.
C14 Red Kite seen (mostly from the car) - the photos are poor.
Nearly Forgot -- Riddle:
What is filled every morning and emptied every evening, except for once a year, when it is filled in the evening and emptied in the morning.
Answer below:-
Riddle Answer:
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