A lovely morning to be walking the moor with the expected fog sticking in the valleys due to a low temperature of 3 degrees on a very light SE>1. A nice full light cloud cover with a hazy sunshine trying to break through causing a sun dog at one point.
This has got to be the worst autumn on record, for Fly Flatts at least, where I usually have wall to wall birds during September/October, but this morning, yet again, despite perfect conditions, the sky and water were empty other than a few Herring and LBB gulls >NE, a single Kestrel, and a moving Buzzard very high and >E.
The migrant bushes held 2 Reed Bunting and 4 Meadow Pipits which was as good as it got. Otherwise, 4 Canadas and a few Red Grouse.
So far the forecast is showing the same for tomorrow with cloud and a light easterly. With temperatures staying low, hopefully it will hold the fog at bay.
BS