Terrible conditions at Fly Flatts this morning with the first sleet showers of the autumn at 5 degrees. Heavy showers throughout on a moderate to strong W>6 with shutdown at 0930 hrs when the sky turned jet black with torrential rain and nil visibility.
Unsurprisingly very few birds with just a few blogging Meadow Pipits, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Stonechat and the ever present Dipper. Several Swallows >S on the way home as I dropped down into Wainstalls.
An afternoon dog walk in Foxhill Park produced more birds than I had seen during the morning with
15 Common gull, 9 Black Headed gull, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipits and a Willow Warbler in the hedge.
Looking better for morning with some sunshine on a light NW but still down at 5 degrees. Maybe a goose day if the skies are clear.
BS