A foggy start at Fly Flatts with very low cloud and horizontal visibility only but clearing after 0900 hrs on a light WSW>3 at 10 degrees.
On arrival the fog covering the tops of the turbines but the water and shoreline were visible. A good start with a Buzzard moving down the fence posts as I drove down the track and then, as I was getting tackled up, I heard Pink Footed Geese up in the fog. Just as I'd given up on seeing them they appeared to the south of me dropping down below the fog and surprisingly landing in the deep grass on the Flat Moor where they remained noisy but out of sight, A few Greylags were also mixed in with them. By 0900 hrs, as soon as the low cloud cleared, the whole skein lifted off and headed >E.
The area was awash with Meadow Pipits with over 100 on the south shore as well as several ground hopping slowly >S whilst a steady flow was moving >S overhead before drying up at 0930 hrs. By this time several ha left the shore.
The migration bushes held 4 Stonechat, 3 Wrens, 5 Reed Bunting and 6 juv Pied Wagtail as well as more Mipits. At least 2 Wheatear were present as well as another 6 around Withens Head farm.
Nothing on the water other than a single drake Tufted, 4 Mallard and 3 Canada geese with 28 LBB gulls on the north shore. A couple of Ravens were over the quarry.
Looking like a wet start to the morning then chance of sunshine and showers throughout the day on a moderate SW turning W starting off at 12 degrees.
BS