Monday 27 December 2021

fog fog fog and more fog

 stranded yesterday as 4'' of snow came down overnight managed to get the van about 10 meters  up the hill but nope stuck


st aidens 

my heart wasnt in it but had to get out 

parked at the end of fleet lane 

the river aire was full 

lemonroyd bridge 



old lock 


the thing is its old but still working in my lifetime i did wonder about the electic points you can see in places which operated the lock 

https://www.methleyarchive.org/minnet-collection/lemonroyd-locks-mppt036/


just had a short walk but a nice one 

a few goldeneye and teal alongside the causeway 2 cettis warblers near the crossroads, a male goosander over the canal 
2 snipe came off wrb and a little egret over erb 

pretty much fed up with the weather i made the short journey to fairburn. 

a quick loop of the visitor center 

the feeders at pickup hide were busy i enjoyed the nuthatch and coal tit plus a nice great spotted woodpecker 






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