
Ice pancakes are a relatively rare phenomenon that usually occur in very cold oceans and lakes.
She sent across images she took of the frozen discs, resembling pancakes or lily pads, and wrote: "We were delighted to see these on the Dunbeath river yesterday while out for a walk and believe that they are quite unusual - needing the exactly right conditions in order to form. Thought you and your readers might be interested."
The weather warnings from the Met Office of snow and ice across the Highlands have helped concoct the ice pancake recipe.
Comment: 24 hours earlier on Christmas Day: Hamburg in Western New York hit with 18 inches of snow in roughly 24 hours, several places over 10 inches