It was a glorious sunny morning & I was at Grangemouth in jig time. However, the road down to the water treatment plant at Kinneil was coned off & there were men working at the entrance. However, I took a chance & squeezed through a gap. Well it didn't actually say "road closed".
Kinneil is surrounded by the Grangemouth Petrochemical plant so it is never going to win any awards for beauty.
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| Kinneil is surrounded by industry |
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| The closed Longannet Power Station is on the other side of the Forth |
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| A strange kind of beauty |
One of Kinneil's claim claim to fame is the Black Tailed Godwit flock which today totalled 170.
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| Black Tailed Godwit - just imagine a lot more red for today's birds |
Today however, the best bird was a Marsh Harrier. A Grasshopper Warbler also showed well perched up on a bramble for a time. Otherwise there were lots of Shelduck, Teal Redshank & 2 Stock Dove.
I moved round to Skinflats & had 2 Ruff & 1 Common Sandpiper. My summer visitor list was also boosted by Whitethroat, Blackcap & Sedge Warbler.
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