arrived brechin 12.30, up at 6, shutters open and water on, very few drinkin, weather was full overcast, warm with little wind,7 still same, 8 still same,9 wind picking up moving cloud replenished water birds still not looking to drink only a couple o beaks,9.30ish local lads coming in said it was broken and good 2 mile out, then had visit from crafty fifer n said good coming up from lochgelly,still waited,10.30 cloud breaking but no blue, visibility good to 5 mile so phoned george, good to go at 11 0 clock, libbed into broken cloud , birds into four batches circlin then back to two then split to three with one leaving early then other two left but time was lost at lib so vel will be lower, 5mile out of brechin sun shining and good all the way home, atbest davie.