The first 15 minutes at Fly Fly were clear and bright but by 0815hrs the usual fog banks were rolling through from the west with some very heavy rain showers then light drizzle improving slightly as the watch went on. A moderate W>4 at 5 degrees.
A very poor morning by Leeshaw standards with just 5 Reed Bunting, 1 Kestrel and a Wren throughout the watch but this is the price you pay for watching a patch on a regular basis. You,ve just to take it on the chin and remind yourself of the birds you,ve had up there and patiently wait for something turning up, which it always does, given time.
The beauty of Fly Flatts is that when something does turn up its usually something special. At least it was nice to get back up there after the endless foggy mornings of late.
Hopefully the moderate north, then north east wind, forecast for tomorrow, will move the fog. The rain that,s forecast I can handle. Because of the weather I,ve been out in lately I,ve had to make a specialized rain cover for the camera and lens out of a cut up dog coat as the genuine cover could not handle the amount of rain when the camera is in use. Unfortunately they don,t make waterproof gear up to Fly Flatts standards.
I dread to think what Arthur Morris would say if I turned up to one of his bird photography tutorial trips with a lens covered in a dog coat and cable ties!
BS