20th October

Thrushes were still fairly abundant with 500 fieldfare, 359 redwing, 64 blackbird and a song thrush, but smaller migrants are still thin on the ground with just 5 robin, a lesser whitethroat, 3 blackcap, 2 chiffchaff, a willow warbler and a goldcrest. Once again 8 hen harriers went to roost at Hooking Loch, and 3 meally redpoll and 2 jack snipe were present.