Ringby Top

In way of a change of scenery and chance of fly overs I headed to Ringby Top at 1445 hrs to a 90 % cloud cover with a cool NW>5 and darkness starting to drop surprisingly early, around 1530 hrs.
                                                              Bird wise it was the quietest visit I have ever experienced up there with nothing in the skies other than the resident Common and BH gulls along with a good helping of Corvids. A single Kestrel skimmed past whilst a Pied Wagtail flew over the track as I walked back down. I missed the Pinkies reported by PJWS west over Mixenden by three quarters of an hour and despite constant scanning no more skeins went through.
Even gull movement was quiet with just 2 LBBs.
                                                                        Good to bump into Ian Bruce up there , another Queensbury birder, giving it a coat of looking at with the same results as me. Nice to talk to you Ian.
Ian and myself discussed how lucky we are being in an area with views to die for and just as an example here,s some pics I took at sunrise this morning at Fly Flatts :-

                                      Leaving home early doors

                                   To the east at Fly Flatts

                                       SE from the west bank

                   West bank looking >N, sun kissing the moor.

                                            Looking >S from the west bank

                                              Same again

BS