Took a quick look around Dalbeath Marsh LNR with a spot of vismigging from the top of the hill, and was rewarded with some Pinkies and a couple of Whooper Swan. Shame this is the only one of three patches that I've already recorded Whooper Swan on this year, but I'm not complaining!
Later in the day I took a trip out to the East Neuk with fellow vismigging enthusiasts Chris and Clive, but further attempts to connect with Whoopers weren't answered by the vismigging gods. Lovely day, though.
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| Elie Ness watchpoint from Kincraig Point |
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| Ruddon's Point - tail of the trees |
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| Northbound Common Gulls |
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| Eider Flypast (thanks Clive!) |
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| Bass Rock - not yet white with Gannets |
Our final batch of 39 Whoopers departed sometime between Wednesday and Friday, just a couple left today. Hardy birds, with temperatures here still oscillating around zero (-4C expected tonight) yet they are already off following the first much larger batch which departed at end of Feb, I guess many may now be in Iceland.
ReplyDeleteThey're always nice to see, and nice when their departure means spring might finally come ... maybe ... hopefully ...
DeletePS - great Eider pic, and really interesting to see the Bass from a "novel" angle...
ReplyDeletebut it always looks like that! ;)
DeleteThanks