At last a clear day, apart from thick fog on Fly Flatts and to the west with the east being bright and clear. Good conditions at Leeshaw with 40% cloud, blue sky and sunshine on a light SW>3 gusting 4 at 9 degrees.
A good moving morning and a decent show of wildfowl, possibly being brought down with the last 2 days of fog.
A mega for Leeshaw and a site first for me with a single Pintail out on the water which I first thought female but looking at the poor, distant photos, possibly male in eclipse showing darker head and plain greyish plumage although I would have thought it would have been nearing the end of its moult by now.
The first 2 female Goldeneye of the winter appeared along with a drake Tufted and 6 Mallard making the best reservoir viewing for some time.
Plenty gulls on the shore but very restless, blasting off and landing constantly with all 4 common species but no Yellow Legs, Caspian or Meds.
Vis Mig was hectic early doors but dried up by 0930 hrs with all the expected late autumn contenders of Redwing, Woodpigeon, Starling and Jackdaw plus a few tail-enders of small migrants. Fieldfare should be just around the corner now. Several flocks of Redwing were moving on two levels but well to the east of me through the scope but too distant to get a count.
Similar forecast for tomorrow with a light SW and clear skies.
VIG MIG
39 Redwing ....................>SW
156 Woodpigs...................S
375 Starlings....................>SW
42 Lapwing......................>SW
213 Jackdaw....................>W
4 Alba Wagtail................>W
18 Mipit..........................>SW
9 Siskin...........................>SW
PRESENT
c 150 BH gull
12 LBB gull
9 Herring gull
21 Common gull
12 Greylag
4 Canada
6 Mallard
1 Pintail
1 Teal
1 mTufted
2 f Goldeneye
83 Lapwing
2 Mipits
2 Kestrel
+ usual sp.
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