Reg goes Full Fat

 Yes indeedy, normally careful with his dietary intake, it all went out the window this weekend as Reg stuffed his face with a full fat drake surf scoter off Collieston. Exhibit A, thusly...

A surf scoter, yesterday (its the one on the left, Shakey....)

He now only needs four (count 'em) more species to retake the lead ahead of the Proclaimers - still a bit to go then.

Other protaganists appear to have stalled, although Bushveld is promising an update before the end of the month - we await news of his progress with interest....

Last ditch autumnal efforts

Last day of Oct - last day of SE winds for the foreseeable and I was reduced to floundering in Old Spoons's wake as he turned up both Lesser Whitethroat & Firecrest in Dirk. Sadly his Bramble finch had left by the time I got there but I managed to turn the tide with a fine Shoveler on the lake afterwards - a three year tick day rounding off a fairly dismal October on patch!