Early morning and I could see the bank of fog over Fly Flatts as I drove up there but all around was clear so I took a chance that it would lift. Wrong,! After 30 minutes checking the seed and as much of the water as I could see the fog was getting thicker coming across the moor on a moderate SSW>5.
With Fly Flatts abandoned I dropped down to Cold Edge which was just below the cloud base though dark and drizzly but birdable.
A scan of the goose field soon produced the Barnacle, which was almost hidden behind a mound of soil , along with 45 Canadas and 2 Greylag but strangely no Curlew or Oystercatcher which are usually back in this field by now.
A walk up the track to the boathouse failed to produce DJSs Stonechats whilst back at Leadbeater Dam 4 female and 1 male Tufted were present as well as a few small gulls and Mallards with plenty small gulls in the fields.
Around 10 Fieldfare were in the trees by the Delvers on my way home.
BS