In the interests of my sanity, I'm using as little thought in writing this post as possible. Just a list of birds and pics for a change...
Longniddry
- Several big skeins of Pink-footed Goose flew over, 1000+ overall
- waders on the rocky shore were approx. 15 Redshank and the same number of Curlew, 40 Oystercatcher, 40 Bar-tailed Godwit and 40 Turnstone (unbelievably, a yeartick!!)
- offshore were 20 Eider, 40 Common Scoter and a handful of Velvetines, and 2 redhead Red-breasted Mergansers
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| Oystercatchers and Curlew |
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| a skein of Pink-footed Geese |
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| Redshank |
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| Curlew |
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| Black-headed Gulls |
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and a few of my picks from the many Turnstone's I photographed
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Next up was Aberlady Bay. Waders were the main feature here, with approx 300
Lapwing, 100
Golden Plover and
Dunlin, 20
Redshank,
Oystercatcherand
Curlew and a single
Grey Plover(yeartick 187 for Britain). The only wildfowl were 200
Pink-footed Geese, 100
Wigeon a few
Shelduck and a single
Common Scoter, picked out well flying well offshore...
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| Grey Plover and Redshank |
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| scenic shots of Aberlady |
The final stop was Mussleburgh Lagoons. Here, I had barely got out of the car when I saw a flock of 20 starlingesque birds, making a trilling call it took me a few seconds to recognise. The
WAXWINGS gave us a flyby before landing by the lagoons. Out here were 400
Golden Plover, 50
Dunlin and a few
Lapwing. As we went to check offshore, we saw a loose flock of 30
Velvet scoter in the distance, 5
Eider scattered accross the sea 3 female-type
Goldeneye fairly close in, and 2 female
LONG-TAILED DUCK flying west. Walking back, two more female
Goldeneye were on the pond by the car park, along with 10
Tufted Duck.
As we drove back to Edinburgh, we saw 2
Roe Deer, in a field off the A720 near Tranent.
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| some of the Waxwings |
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| various Golden Plover photos |
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