A glorious early morn at Fly Flatts with clear blue skies, sunshine and 100% visibility at 4 degrees
on a light NE>2.
By 0830 hrs cloud started drifting in from the NE and by 0900 hrs it was back to the usual full cloud cover , low cloud base and drizzle.
Just 15 Mallard and 4 Canadas on the water with a single LBB gull >SW, while it was clear, as well as 3 Meadow Pipits in the compound.
Once the cloud had taken over I just had a strip of bright clear sky to the west above the horizon up to the first bank of cloud but very distant well beyond the west ridge, so all viewing was by scope only.
That strip of sky was very active to the SW of me towards Stoodley Pike with several Woodpigs >NW, a group of 8 Wigeon >S and 3 small skeins of Pink Footed Geese >NW with around 40 to 50 per skein. Otherwise 2 Buzzard and a few unidentifiable gulls in the far distance.
Try again tomorrow with more rain forecast on a light westerly. Dense fog at the moment up here in the heavens.
BS