Wild winter weather

The first part of December has seen some low temperatures, but not much movement of birds in on it noted. However tonight it is blowing a gale, with easterly winds, so there must be some hope of something of interest in the next couple of days. Hard to stand up out there just now.
Records of interest from the last 10 days or so include a Woodcock near the Forvie centre entrance. There has also been an expanding group of mixed finches and Tree Sparrow near the vegetable crop by the Forvie centre, including a few Twite mixed in.
A pair of Red-breasted Merganser have occasionally been viewable of Cransdale head, and a drake Goosander was seen flying over Meikle loch last week...relatively scarce in this area.
A few smaller groups of Pink-footed Geese are still in the area unsurprisingly, but with no more unusual Geese with them.

Herring Gulls in the strong winds

Meikle Loch

Seas from Cransdale this afternoon

There are also a few, small, miserable looking groups of Golden Plover around especially behind Meikle Loch.