Sunday 8 November 2009

08 November 09 Tyningham & Belhaven Bay

A bright crisp day in East Lothian with absolutely no wind.
A sizeable mixed flock of Linnet & Greenfinch were on the eastern end of the saltmarsh with a couple of Reed Buntings and probably some Yellowhammers.
3 confiding Snow Bunting were on the beach and a possible 4th was seen in flight over Spike Island. There was up to 100 Twite on the western saltmarsh. A flock of c40 Pink Feet went over and 1 Greenshank and several Grey Plover were the pick of the waders on the estuary.
The juvenile Baird's Sand was reported as still present mid afternoon & I found it in fading light on the short grassy area above the mud flats.
1 of 3 Snow Buntings on the beach.

Some of the Twite flock.

Stonechat against the sky.

Juv Baird's ....honest !



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