Once again a foggy start which soon cleared to mist with a few fog patches and low cloud base. A very light NE>1 at 9 degrees.
A very poor morning with just a few Mipits over, vis mig wise, whilst several Mipits and Goldfinch were grounded as well as 2 very flighty Wheatear and a single Stonechat. A small group of 5 LBBs were on the north shore but a walk the full length of the west bank and a thorough scope of all the muddy shore failed to find a single wader.
With September nearly out its looking highly unlikely that I'll have any waders up there this autumn even though conditions, shore wise, could'nt be better though This is the norm in autumn, for some reason Fly Flatts does'nt attract waders over this period with only a Common Sand and Dunlin in the past 4 years
though I get more than my share usually in the spring.
Looking back at this months weather I've had 17 mornings of fog since Sept 1st.
Chances of it being drier and brighter tomorrow but a moderate to strong NNW.
BS