A few days in south west Scotland started with an early morning vis on Sunday the 24th October
Fieldfare 5600 NNE
Skylark 615 NNE
Redwing 4 NNE
Lapland Bunting 1 NNE
Whooper Swan 2 south
Hen Harrier(ringtail) 1 south
Meadow Pipit 86 NNE
Starling 800+ NNE
Jackdaw 670 south
Twite 14 NNE
Greylag 9 south
Mistle Thrush 22 NNE
Linnet 1 NNE
Chaffinch 3 NNE
Brambling 4 NNE
Waxwing 25 WNW
Reed Bunting 1 NNE
(AC and KS)
Other Birds present
Rock Pipit 28+
Black Throated Diver 2
Buzzard 3
Raven 4
Willow warbler 1
Twite (no rings maybe a differnt species?) 20 on beach(where they should be)
Eider 62
Snipe 3
The next morning before dawn Waxwing calls could be herd in the dark along with masses of Redwing,Skylark and Fieldfare but as dawn broke only 2 waxwings and a handful of Mipits were observed..........
Vis 27th
Whooper Swan 30 North
Hen Harrier 1 Adult male south
Swallow 1 south
Merlin 1 south
2 comments:
About the same as a morning at Fly Flatts then !!!!
I think it is on a average day,just struck lucky with the Vis...never seen as many Skylarks ...just fantastic
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