FLY FLATTS/ OGDEN
On arrival at Fly Flatts the cloud was low and the drizzle heavy which quickly deteriorated to thick fog and heavy rain. Stuck it out until 0800 hrs then abandoned and dropped down to Ogden to find low cloud and very heavy rain throughout not brightening until I was leaving at 0945hrs.
Ovenden Moor was alive with grounded Mipits and a phone call from DCB saying Oxenhope was the same so if this is the case throughout the dales, weather permitting, first light tomorrow could see a mega surge.
Despite the weather some birds were seen to move which just lifted the depression a bit although you know its bad when time is spent photographing Robins and counting the increasing Mallard flock.
Fly Flatts
25 Siskin.................................>W
154 Meadow Pipits...............>S
2 Snipe...................................>W
2 Wheatear...........................Blogging
100s of blogging Mipits
Ogden
28 Meadow Pipits....................>SW
1 Cormorant..............................>SE
6 Swallow..................................>S
7 House Martin.........................>S
130 Small gulls 60% Commons
2 LBB gulls
92 Mallard
28 Robins
BS
