31st October - 3rd November
The best way to describe the last few days would be blustery! The wet weather has also set in making the last few days difficult birding if nothing else!
The last day of October was almost a total wash-out, the only avian highlight being a Ring Ouzel at Lurand. The start of November was a little better, the high counts of thrushes and Robins continued with highlights coming the shape of a Yellow-browed Warbler on Tor Ness and our second American Golden Plover of the Autumn, a juvenile that spent the subsequent two days around Loch Park. A Mistle Thrush was also nearby and the Eastern Black Redstart remained in the Bewan Punds. The 2nd saw a 1cy Iceland Gull near Trolla, the Ring Ouzel hanging around the parked cars outside the obs with a Black Redstart, three Greenfinch in Holland and a third Little Bunting of the Autumn was at Nether Linnay. The undoubtable highlight was the first Pallas's Warbler of the year near Haskie, found in the latter parts of the afternoon it was nearly untwitchable for the rest of the obs staff. Another windy day on the 3rd produced very little, the only highlight being a 1cy Glaucous Gull.
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| Snow Bunting |
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| Eastern Black Redstart |
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