Most of my birding has been vantage point surveys in the Borders. November is often a good month for vis mig but it seems to have been pretty quiet in this respect. No doubt the frequent very strong winds and squally showers haven't helped. A brief respite from the wind and rain on the 8th while I was in the Borders saw 18 Brambling including a flock of 14 go through soon after dawn along with other odds and ends including a few Redwing.
Down at Carlingnose Pt on the Forth on Sunday 9th was a bit of a let down. A cracking calm crisp morning but not much moving. Back in the Borders 13th and 14th, 28 Blackbird feeding in a field with 100 Fieldfare, the Blackbirds had presumably come from the same part of the world as the Fieldfare. Also 2 Juv Peregrine sparring and a Merlin provided further entertainment.
Sunday 17th, a replay of the weather the previous one, calm crisp and clear. A cracking morning to be out and Carlingnose Pt had more vis mig than expected for so late in the season. The highlight was easily a loose flock of 360 Kittiwake. They spent a long time milling around, some landing on the water before they all spiralled up high and went inland over the Forth Bridges. Nothing else in amazing numbers but a few flocks of Pinkies, 97 RTD including 66 high inland. A very light trickle of finches and even some apparent Woodpig movement, not something you see much of here.
Later I checked fields near Rossie Bog for geese, 370 Pinkie in stubble along the Dunshalt road, but nothing with them.
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