Dense fog on the tops not clearing until 1400 hrs. Leeshaw was clear with a touch of blue sky on a light W>3 at 4 degrees then mist coming in as I was tackling up at 1000hrs.
As always at this site, plenty birds but nothing out of the ordinary, the best of the bunch being Stonechat, Teal, Barn Owl and Reed Bunting.
A good count of Lapwing with two separate groups in the area totalling 80 birds, very mobile, moving around the fields. A flock of 33 Fieldfare were at the far end of the goose field along with a Little Owl and a brief sight of a Barn Owl.
The water held around 200 Black Headed, 15 Common and 5 Herring gull along with a single Teal, 1 Goosander and the usual Mallard as well as 2 Cormorant, one of which swallowed a massive Trout in one gulp.
A Stonechat and 2 Reed Bunting were working a distant wall but otherwise down to the usual species.
Another day of fog forecast for tomorrow on a light sou'westerly so looks like I'll be heading for the lowlands.
BS