13th November 2011 – bright and sunny SE3
Rarities
At least one Water Pipit was again in the flooded fields and horse paddocks near Biggar. View only from the road and do not enter the private fields.
Offshore
Early morning observations (0800-0900) produced 127 Razorbill, 120 Common Scoter, 100 Kittiwake, 6 Red-throated Diver and a late Gannet.
Grounded Migrants
Again there was very little sign of any newly grounded birds with just a few Blackbirds in evidence.
Diurnal Migration
A skein of 35 Pink-footed Geese headed south.
Wildfowl and Waders
The Brent Goose flock held 117 pale-bellied birds and 23 Barnacle Geese and 3 Whooper Swan were logged. Waders included 17 Greenshank and a Black-tailed Godwit.
Miscellaneous
The Twite flock increased to 130 birds.
