A moderate SW>4 at Fly Flatts early morn increasing by midday to strong SW>5 gusting 6.
A mild morning at 10 degrees with good visibility , full cloud and light drizzle.
Strange how this morning at Fly Flatts the weather was as yesterday when birds were active but today it was mega quiet, not getting my first bird until 0900 hrs from an 0800 hrs start. Just 2 Kestrels, 2 LBB and a single Herring gull and that was it in a 2 hour session.
Ogden mid p.m. was better and more sheltered from the strengthened wind although the swaying of the tree tops kept the birds very mobile.
Around 40 small gulls on the bank as well as 4 Herring and 6 LBB with nothing on the water apart from the usual Mallard.
The Siskin/Redpoll flock was about 40 strong but very mobile flying in a tight flock over the treetops constantly moving from the waterside trees to the plantation making it impossible to pin them down. Very few Chaffinch found with around 20 in with the Tit flock which consisted of Blue,Great and Coal Tits as well as Goldcrest, Goldfinch, Robins and Treecreepers but in the darkest part of the track feeding among the fallen leaves.
A fine dry day forecast for tomorrow with a very light wind but unfortunately starting off from the SE which means a good chance of fog up here on the tops.
BS