Wasn't meant to rain until 2pm ish today but usual got in car and the spot appeared on the windscreen...och what the hell we needed to get out and squelch in some mud lol
Could hear chiffchaff calling when we arrive but couldn't see much with the grey sky....
Jackdaws in a field
Into 1st hide spoke to another birder but not much doing other than a Sparrowhawk out and about....more activity in my garden I just left lol
Skipped the next hide as could see a few folk in...chiffchaff were following us ...was pretty raging as a thought about PB and his lovely pics grrrrr...
GSW was doing a bit of drilling but a could easily see that at home aswell....pick up your long face Linda as your gonna trip over it....yes I told myself that as I squelched through the mud onto the closed path...well its not closed to me am a member lol
On the big pond a couple of Whooper swans
And the usual guys
On the Clyde behind us was Mrs Goosander as always
Looked back towards the pond at a few flying gull to notice the tiny dots that were Sand Martins
So wasn't getting a decent pic of them but it lifted my spirits just seeing them as the midges bit my face
Decided to go all the way around and could Yes hear the chiffchaff follow us...saw 2 kingies wiz up the Clyde but no pic as a wasn't ready lol
Mr and Mrs Bully were trying to hide but a got him
Mmm the smell of the onion grass
My path has totally gone so had to wade through more mud lol
And Soooooo blooming GLAD I DID
FINALLY I SAW A DIPPER WOOHOO
It was pretty far away and light was crap but heyho it made my day
Then it took off down the river
And I Skipped all they way up the field...through the forest
Passed a bemused squirrel with a rather muddy nose
Back to the car smiling...I saw A DIPPER finally..
See its no such a bad day out in the drizzley weather
Thanks for looking ;-)
(Pardon the Scottish Accent)
Cheers PB...a knew it had been seen up that way before but a wasn't looking for it...was actually looking for the 2 Kingies that had flew past and as the Clyde was pretty high looking a didn't think for a minute to see it...was more interesting in my grumbling belly as only had coffee and biscuits before a left ....so to see it just below a tree in the tiniest break in the water was just a woohooo moment..got a wee vid aswell fir the archives ;-)