Rain, Rain, Rain. 

The full bird list for the visit to Strathspey on 30th November was: Pink-footed Goose, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Goldeneye, Red Grouse, Pheasant, Buzzard, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Collared Dove, Great-spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Goldcrest, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Wren, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, House Sparrow, Bullfinch and Siskin (26 species, of which all but Pink-footed Goose were recorded within the national park. Notable sightings included a Jay  near Lilly Loch, three Goldeneye on the loch, with another pair on the Spey near the Old Bridge Inn, a single Tufted Duck on Lilly Loch, six Bullfinches feeding on Heather near the Insh Road, a Buzzard in Aviemore (my first sighting here) and around 70 Red Grouse on snow in the Drumochter Pass (with groups of Red Deer evident also).