Fife

Started at Ruddons Point on a cold but bright morning. The walk through the caravan park produced several Yellowhammers & Reed Buntings.

Once at the coast the main target was the long staying female King Eider. For about an hour I searched on my own in vain. There were many Eider to go through and the position of the sun and the presence of haze made it difficult. As the morning wore on more birders started to arrive & finally one guy got on the bird & put everyone else on it.

Other birds of note included Swallow, Wheatear, Common & Velvet Scoter, Red Throated Diver, Sandwich Tern & Razorbill.

Spent the afternoon at Loch Leven.

View from the Carden Hide

There was a good selection of wildfowl; Wigeon, Teal, Pintail, Shoveler, Tufted, Pochard, Goldeneye, Shelduck, Gadwall, Great Crested & Little Grebe.

Small skeins of Pink Feet were also still around & there were several displaying Lapwing, Curlew, Redshank & Oystercatcher. 11 Black Tailed Godwit were present. The feeders at the visitors centre had both Brambling & Siskin.

Drake Shelduck

Drake Tufted Duck