Arrived at Fly Flatts at 1500 hrs in torrential rain only to find that the gun mad nuggets were having a killing spree down the bottom between the south bank and Slade flat moor so that was my first choice gone. A steady drive on the top road produced 5 Stonechat but very distant and flighty along with 4 Wheatear all in full autumn uniform now but no Greenlands as yet. At least the gunmen got a good drenching and then the fog started to roll in over the moor ha ha.
On then to Leeshaw reservoir which was having a bad day on the bird scene. The rain was light here on a SW>3 but very little present other than the usual gulls, 6 Lapwing and a few Mipits.
Other news.
After picking the new pooch up from Dewsbury after lunch driving home found 2 Buzzards soaring over the river between Mirfield and Brighouse, unfortunately in one of those impossible to park type places.
Vis mig was lively early doors this morning with a rough count of around 300 Mipits >S from before work, to work and at work. Also around 20 Swallows and 31 Chaffinch.
The Mipits were on a broad front giving good counts to most watch points including Nick Carter on the east coast at Hunmanby Gap, report from NC via AH.
BS