Leader: Alister Clunas
We met on a sunny morning at Udale Bay with light excellent viewing conditions. There were lots of Pink-footed Geese on the bay giving us a noisy welcome as well as a small number of Greylag Geese which gave us a useful comparison. There were the usual ducks -Wigeons, Mallards and Teal sas well as Curlews, Bar-tailed Godwit sand a Whimbrel which was an added bonus. It was distant but luckily it gave its distinctive seven note call as it took off. A very late bird. It was useful to be able to compare Whimbrel and Curlew as it was possible to see both birds in the telescope at once. Other waders seen were Lapwings and Redshanks.
At Jemimaville there were Mallards and Mute Swans as well as large groups of Scaups offshore with a few Slavonian Grebes scattered through the flock. One of the Slavonian Grebes was interesting as it had facial marking and was probably a juvenile moulting into winter plumage.
We parked at Newhall Point. There were few birds offshore but we walked back along the road towards Kirkmichael Church and here we added a few more passerines to the list - House Sparrow, Chaffinch and Yellowhammer.
Thanks to Fiona, Linda, Anatole, Emma, and George,
Alister Clunas
We met on a sunny morning at Udale Bay with light excellent viewing conditions. There were lots of Pink-footed Geese on the bay giving us a noisy welcome as well as a small number of Greylag Geese which gave us a useful comparison. There were the usual ducks -Wigeons, Mallards and Teal sas well as Curlews, Bar-tailed Godwit sand a Whimbrel which was an added bonus. It was distant but luckily it gave its distinctive seven note call as it took off. A very late bird. It was useful to be able to compare Whimbrel and Curlew as it was possible to see both birds in the telescope at once. Other waders seen were Lapwings and Redshanks.
At Jemimaville there were Mallards and Mute Swans as well as large groups of Scaups offshore with a few Slavonian Grebes scattered through the flock. One of the Slavonian Grebes was interesting as it had facial marking and was probably a juvenile moulting into winter plumage.
We parked at Newhall Point. There were few birds offshore but we walked back along the road towards Kirkmichael Church and here we added a few more passerines to the list - House Sparrow, Chaffinch and Yellowhammer.
Thanks to Fiona, Linda, Anatole, Emma, and George,
Alister Clunas
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