Another hectic vis mig over Queensbury from first light with Woodpigeons coming over in the red sunrise before full daylight followed by a small number of Redwings.
Starlings were piling over in small squadrons all >NW whilst Fieldfares were the big numbers of the day coming over >S in moderate flocks but frequent and mostly low.
Finches were coming over in decent numbers also mostly low >SW and >W with Chaffinch, Greenfinch , at least 4 Brambling , 5 Siskin and a Lark species, probably Sky though late in the season but one that I,ll never know.
Lots of higher finches were not identified through being at work and no bins. By 0950 hrs all was quiet in a now clear blue sky.
Late afternoon at Fly Flatts with 60 % cloud cover on a WSW>5 and hazy visibility to the west. The east shoreline was quiet today with a windsurfer near to that banking trying to find deep water although I picked out the Dunlin on the peninsular but at great distance.
A walk on the west bank found 23 Mallard in a channel on the northern end and the surprise sighting of a late Wheatear by the water then moving onto the top of the west banking. My latest record by 3 days of this species although DJS has the record with finding a November bird a few years back.
Back at the south end a pale mantled gull flew low over the water towards the north end making me think of Herring or better still Caspian but in the end I had to be content with Common gull though nothing like common at Fly Flatts. Two Raven, 3 Red Grouse and 2 Kestrel rounded up the watch.
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