and 171 over >SE with many not counted.
With dense fog again at Fly Flatts I dropped down to Leeshaw which was below the cloud base and good moving conditions. A few fog banks were around but no real problem with a very light E>2 at 8/8 okts and temp of 10 degrees.
Its amazing how much more bird life there is at this location compared to Fly Flatts with a real hectic morning both with locals and movers. The first thing apparent was the number of Black Headed gulls with over 400 counted both moving and on the deck and water compared to 1 at Fly Flatts this p.m.
My first taste of finch movement this time whilst Mipits were steady until 1015 hrs when they started pouring through very high but easy to spot in the light grey skies. They were still moving late afternoon over Fly Flatts but no time for a count as all the shorelines to check.
The last movers of the morning as I was tackling up were 15 pink Footed Geese way to the east of me heading >W at 1100 hrs.
Fly Flatts was quiet late p.m. with just time for a check round before heavy drizzle and fog rolled in over the west ridge on a light W>3.
Mallard numbers are building with 12 on the water along with 9 Tufted and 3 Canadas whilst 7 Wheatear were present, 2 of which stood out as being Greenlands with much brighter plumage and larger structure.
Vis Mig, Leeshaw
10 Swallows...........................>SE
8 Alba Wagtails......................>S
367 Mipits.............................>SE
107 Lapwing.........................>NE 7, 15, 38, 47.
32 Starling............................>NW
4 Snipe.................................>W
28 Chaffinch........................>NW
11 Linnet.............................>W
9 Stock Dove......................>SW
15 Pinkies...........................>W
8 Skylark............................>W
171 BH gull.......................>SE
Present
53 Lapwing
18 Mallard
235 BH gull
3 Cormorant
5 LBB gull
1 Herring gull
2 Heron
1 Sparrowhawk.
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