Covered in fog up there this morning but some brief clear(ish) spells just enough to make the walk worthwhile.
Walking up the lane, 120 Fieldfares and 110 Starlings were on the overhead wires so I managed a fairly accurate count before they all headed off towards Hunter Hill.
Otherwise, the best was an early returning Redshank that flew over calling, but unseen.
Around 55 Black-headed Gulls nearby, a pair of Goosander on the top dam with 10 Common Gulls.
Manged 29 species in total including a Stonechat, c50 Canada Geese and 4 Greylags, 1 Grey Heron and 2 Moorhens.. Despite the fog, singing birds included Stock Doves, Robins and Chaffinches
On the way home a Ring-necked Parakeet was in the top of the tall alder trees by the mini-roundabout at the top of Clough Lane. BS also had a drake Goldeneye on Mixenden Res'r this morning, it left as the fog lifted.
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