Been planning on a visit for a while and finally managed it yesterday.
When we arrived about 10ish was only 1 other car in the carpark...Happy days
Usual welcoming committee..think its standard wherever you go lol
And I though I had a finch fest
Was a rather murky morning on the Bens
Wee jenny put in an appear eventually
A couple of posers
And then it was over the boardwalk to the shore forest
Not sure what these acrobats were IDs welcome ;-)
About 10 steps into the forest and the noise from 2 wee cheeky red rascals lol...a 1st for me ;-)
No way was I leaving without a half decent pic!
Or 2
Mistle Thrush was calling from top of a tree
Then it was down to the shore
A wee RRB standing guard at another gate
Plenty Geese arriving
Oh and another RRB
I didn't realise Curlew were so noisy
And another 1st for me...guillemot
Some grey waggies
Then it was back up the forest to the car but along the way .....
A think this is a Goldcrest?
Just blending in
Not a midge fest but swallow and possibly Martins?
Perhaps a Rook?
And last pic of the view before we headed home
Sorry it was sooooo long but it was a great place to visit and can't wait to go back...hope you all enjoyed and now go get that well deserved cuppa and biscuit ;-)
(Pardon the Scottish Accent)
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Lot to learn
Thanks ILR, I always thought buzzards to be pretty lazy lol....was hard to tell anything against the grey sky ;-)
Good luck with finding your treecreeper soon ;-)
Pete
Birding is for everyone no matter how good or bad we are at it,enjoy it while you can