0730-0930hrs Dense fog clearing by 0800hrs. Cold E>4
Thought Id taken a wrong turning and ended up at Fairburn Ings this morning with the ducks about.
Firstly flushed 6 Teal from the edge of the water closely followed by 15 Wigeon, all of which disappeared into the fog. As the fog lifted the Wigeon took off from the far end of the reservoir and headed off >SW over Dean Head and down the Calder Valley. The Scoter was still present but always distant views and 1 pr of Wigeon were on the water. A flock of now 10 Teal kept flying round.
Nothing in the skies moving this a.m. Nice to meet Bruce at last and DCB was at the other end of the reservoir trying to snap the Scoter but all he got , the last I heard, was wet feet.
17 Wigeon
10 Teal
1 Common Scoter
You dont usually get a list like that at Fly Flatts !
Report from DCB of PF Goose also at Fly Flatts this a.m. grazing with Canadas by NE ponds.
See vis Mig blog for full report.
BS