This weekend..
the amazing run of easterly winds continue. Fife has been missing out to some extent compared to the long list of Siberian Goodies being found not far away in Lothian and St Abbs Head lately. There have been plenty of commoner migrants including a good showing of Yellow-browed Warblers (It seems wrong calling this species a common migrant but that's what this lovely species has been this autumn) but we have been just lacking something a bit scarcer.   Well this morning things moved up a notch although the experience wasn't totally satisfying...
I went back to the Boarhills area having been really impressed with my first visit. As soon as i started out towards the pond on the cliff edge it was clear birds were arriving with Redwing and Brambling overhead. Plenty of activity in the scrub and trees round the pond including lot's of confiding Goldcrest but that Pallas's didn't appear! Then I became aware of a sharp tongue clicking 'tuc tuc tuc' coming from the reed/nettle bed round the edge of the pond-surely a Dusky Warbler? Perfect habitat for the species, at the perfect time of year following a multiple arrival down the E coast.  I was able to imitate it's call and attract it closer but would the little b******d show it'self, I ended up with a flight view. The bird constantly called for a about 15 minutes and then went quiet-I suspect it worked it's way out of the pond along the cliff edge.
A Yellow-browed Warbler showed well at close range, albeit briefly, behind Burnside Farm  at the Kenly Water (More great habitat here but so much cover- there could be anything in here).

Dusky Warbler calling Video 1 (Robin also calling and me imitating the bird too)

Dusky Warbler calling Video 2, also Reed Bunting and Goldcrest calling.

Brambling at first light, probably fresh in off the North Sea.

Saturday wasn't without interest either. In the morning strong easterlies and rain looked good for driving some seabirds up the Forth. It was too wet and windy for Ferryhills so I went to Carlingnose Point where a good number of Bonxie were seen, 49 including a flock of 17. Only 3 Arctic Skuas.
In the afternoon the day totally changed to calm and sunny, so tried the patch at Ferryhills in the hope of some grounded migrants after the rain and had a good patch bird in the form of a first winter Ring Ouzel.