A cold morning gave in to cold rain from about mid-day and a gusty wind.
No obs.
Saturday, 15 December 2018
Friday, 14 December 2018
14th Dec - hard frost last night. 4C, sunny light wind
Cotesbach Landfill; after getting back from Edinburgh I was able to get an afternoon visit here.
A small number of Teal, Mallard, and Shoveler were in the sandpit portion, a Red Kiter too. Not too many Gulls here, however there was many Gulls on the far side and round to the landfill area. Eventually when one large group flew off the landfill a 2W Glaucous Gull was seen flying among them, it returned back to the landfill area. (Sorry Alan you missed it - next time).
A small number of Teal, Mallard, and Shoveler were in the sandpit portion, a Red Kiter too. Not too many Gulls here, however there was many Gulls on the far side and round to the landfill area. Eventually when one large group flew off the landfill a 2W Glaucous Gull was seen flying among them, it returned back to the landfill area. (Sorry Alan you missed it - next time).
Thursday, 13 December 2018
Tuesday, 11 December 2018
11th Dec - Edinburgh, cloudy, light southerly, 7C
Balgreen Edinburgh; waxwing had been seen here yesterday, so two stops on the Tram first thing saw me looking for them. After walking round the whole area I found them only a short walk from the stop, I should have turned right instead of left! About 55 were in a treetop, often dropping down to eatRowan berries near a path.
Musselburgh; here next to view the sea and Esk estruary area. A single ‘redhead’ Goosander on the river, plenty of Goleneye and more on the sea. A good number of Eider, 18 Long-tailed Duck, 3 Red-breasted Merganser, Common and Velvet Scoter, a single Scaup, 2 Shag. Great-Crested Grebes, a Little Grebe and 2 Slavonian Grebe. A Red-throated Diver and a unidentifiable Diver.
Waders included Oystercatchers, Redshank, Turnstone, Knot, Curlew, Grey Plover, Black- and Bar-tailed Godwits.
A couple of Rock Pipit were along the boulders.
Musselburgh; here next to view the sea and Esk estruary area. A single ‘redhead’ Goosander on the river, plenty of Goleneye and more on the sea. A good number of Eider, 18 Long-tailed Duck, 3 Red-breasted Merganser, Common and Velvet Scoter, a single Scaup, 2 Shag. Great-Crested Grebes, a Little Grebe and 2 Slavonian Grebe. A Red-throated Diver and a unidentifiable Diver.
Waders included Oystercatchers, Redshank, Turnstone, Knot, Curlew, Grey Plover, Black- and Bar-tailed Godwits.
A couple of Rock Pipit were along the boulders.
10th Dec - cloudy, light-mod NW, 9C
Cotesbach landfill; a look hereduting the morning in case the Glaucous Gull was around still, I didn’t find it, although there were 000’s in the area. One Red Kite was present.
Flying to Edinburgh tonight.
Flying to Edinburgh tonight.
Sunday, 9 December 2018
9th Dec - mostly sunny, mod NW, 9C
Eyebrooke reservoir; a look here this afternoon, plenty of the common winter duck, plus 3 male Pintails. Waders included a small number of Golden Plover, plenty of Lapwing, 2 Ruff, 3 Dunlin and a Redshank.
A single Little Egret was feeding along the inlet brook, a female Kestrel was hunting over the rough pasture.
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