Out and about Sunday pm

After a late start I headed to Elland Gravel Pits Sunday pm which was busy with people but not busy with birds. It's a bit much that they have installed a turnstile to admit the crowds though as part of the recent improvements. It was cold and frosty.
Species seen:-
goldeneye
gc grebe
little grebe
tufted duck
coot
moorhen
cormorant
goosander
common gull
bh gull
mallard
blue tit
great tit
long tailed tit
wren
greenfinch
goldfinch
blackbird
song thrush
carrion crow
jackdaw
magpie
Exciting stuff what!

Also, a quick scoot up to Jay House Lane.
Species seen:-
sparrowhawk
5 tree sparrows
c100 fieldfare
plus the usual titmice, corvids and gulls.

Beware the ice on the road around the ford when the temperatures are low unless you like car tobogganing.