Mersehead

I started at Caerlaverock at 09:30 on a bright crisp morning. I was hoping to photograph some of the Geese but there were only small groups and none particularly close. Apart from the usual stuff there was a mobile flock of c300 Golden Plover & 1 Black Tailed Godwit on the Folly Pond. By midday it had got incredibly busy & I had had enough so moved on to Mersehead which had hardy any people & loads of close Geese.

Golden Plover

I stopped at Carsethorn for c20 mins but could find no Scaup.

There were hundreds of Barnies in the fields bordering the approach road & many others on the reserve all fairly close:

At the Visitor Centre I saw a handful of Tree Sparrow, didn't see them at all in 2015. Both hides face north and the light in the afternoon was really good.

Curlew

Mallards

Pintail

Pintails

Loch of Kinnordy

I stopped in at Loch of Kinnordy prior to taking in Thistle's Scottish Cup tie at Tannadice. It turned out to be a rather cold dreich day.

Lots of Teal on the reserve including a Drake Winged Teal but no sign of the hoped for Bittern in the time I was there.