A first walk around Dean Clough in icy conditions was enjoyable in the cold sunny afternoon but produced few species. An overwintering female Stonechat was nice to see and a first-winter Mute Swan was unexpected as they not frequent here. A few Snipe were gathered around the only open water of the otherwise frozen upper reservoir. Gulls numbered 20 Herring, 2 Black-headed, 1 Common and 1 Lesser Black-backed.
