Fly Flatts 0700-1000hrs. Treacherous road conditions over the tops with sheet ice but a bright clear morning with fog in the valleys not rising up until it was time to leave. Not a breath of wind at first then a slight ESE>3.
Most birds seen were over Queensbury on the way there with several flocks of Fieldfare and Redwing >W and Woodpigeons >S.
Fly Flatts was exceptionally quiet with a few BHGs on the water plus the usual Red Grouse and the skies were empty. A few straggling Mipits were still on the moor and may overwinter there and the highlight of the morning was 2 Raven seen and heard at distance >S.
A single wader called as I was near the boathouse but only got the one stab at it and couldnt make out where it came from. Sounded like the first note of a Curlew but will have to dig into this further.
Apologies for late entry but the internet server has been down all day.
BS