1500 hrs and yet again a blasting SW> 6 blowing at 28 m.p.h. dropping to SW>5 at 21 m.p.h
half way through the watch with the drizzle easing leaving a nice 100 % cloud cover light grey sky.
A bit lively than of late despite the strong wind, which is to continue tomorrow, with the Mallard flock now at 58 though a good scan through the fail to produce any other species. A single Pink Footed Goose flew over high >NE, amazingly my first autumn Pinkie this year, whilst a Buzzard skirted low over the moor keeping below the horizon and out of the wind.
A male Stonechat was down by the feeding station along with 5 Meadow Pipits but still no Ring Ouzel. LBB gulls were heading >NW with around 16 over and the usual Kestrels were up over the Nab.
No sign of any vis mig over the tops this morning so the reported Redwings must have been coming through low avoiding the wind.
BS