Dense fog on the tops this morning so down to Ogden which was very misty with visibility just across the water. A dead calm start then a very light NE>1 at 12 degrees.
A surprise when I arrived and peered into the mist with an amazing amount of Mallards and gulls out on the water with a high count of non resident Mallards present which slowly drifted away as the morning went on.
With that amount of ducks I started to go through them, as best I could in the mist, with expectations of something special. First surprise found was a Great Crested Grebe and then secondly a drake Common Scoter in among the Mallards.
After a full check of the Mallards, which failed to produce anything else, other than 4 Tufted, I went through the gulls, being about 70 LBB, 40 Black Headed and 5 Herring gull. The Yellow Legged Herring gull was not present though NK had this bird later in the day.
A Cormorant flew over in the mist heading >SE just before I left where the Grebe and Scoter were sleeping in the middle of the water. I moan about the fog but today it did me a favour sending me to Ogden rather than Fly Flatts.
Showing full sun tomorrow on a very light NE with a starting temp of 12 degrees and getting up to 24 degrees p.m. A good possibility of early morning fog again.
BS