A bright and frosty morning with the first temperature reading showing 3 degrees then holding at 5 degrees by 0830 hrs. A light WNW>3 with partial cloud and sunshine.
Amazing why Leeshaw supplies so many birds just 3 mile away from Fly Flatts which is void of bird life. This morning was heaving with geese, gulls and Lapwings plus a steady vis mig movement.
Disappointing that a wader slipped through the net heading very high and distant, >W as I got it in the bins but then failed to locate it in the scope. Dunlin/ Sandpiper size but failed to get anything on it.
Very difficult to keep up this morning with the sky full of Gulls, Lapwings and Geese moving around which was very distracting for a vis mig count.
Redwing and Whooper now being seen locally on vis mig.
Back to a light to moderate SSE in the morning so hopefully the wind will be enough to clear the fog.
VIS MIG
72 Mipits.......................>SW
108 Woodpigs...............>S
36 LBB.........................>W
9 Swallow.....................>S
7 Mistle Thrush............>SW
21 Linnet......................>S
1 unid Wader...............>W
PRESENT
c 80 Lapwing
c 250 Greylag geese
c150 Canada geese
3 Cormorant
sev Mipits
1 Pied Wagtail
c 200 Black Headed gull
42 LBB gull
3 Herring gull
21 Common gull
1 Robin
+ usual sp.
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