A first walk of the new year 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.
