On the 3rd of December after a night shift i got myself back up to Reed for the rough legged again. After 3 painfully cold hours i was about to give up when it appeared from the east and proceeded to fly across to the west side of the A10 and perch on a hedge.
It was slightly closer than the last time and the light was a lot better, giving good views. There was about 5 common buzzards present and the hen harrier was seen often, south and east of the farm. There were quite a few fieldfare and redwing present and a couple of hundred linnets were very active. I then called it time as i couldn't feel my toes anymore... 
