[Euan Buchan]

Since it's been a glorious sunny day today I thaught I'd have a nice afternoon birdwatching. I decided to go to my 2 Local Patches even though I've not been to them for quite some time. Anyway I decided to go down to my local park, it was nice & pleasent not many people apart from the kids on the swings so at my park I saw

Blackbird
Juvinille Blackbird
Bullfinch(first time I've seen them in 2 years)
Willow Tit

After that I headed down to Cammo Estate there were alot of dog walkers but they didn't bother me much I went in around footpaths and saw the following

Blue Tit
Robin
Mallard
Jackdaw
Magpie
Blackbird
Heron

I think for me the Heron was the highlight for me as it was stalking and catching fish in the pond. Normally When I see a Heron they are standing still but seeing it stalk was worth while. After the continue walking I decided to call it a day was getting to warm. But I have to say I saw a lot more birds then I normally do when I go to these places. A Grand Day Out

1.00pm-2.45pm

[Ilya Maclean]

Bit out of touch with birding in and around Edinburgh (I lived there 12 years ago), but I seem to recall that Willow Tits were are real rarity (as were Marsh Tits). Unless things have changed, that's quite a find!

[turkish van]

Hey Euan,

You must be at my end of the city! And therefore not far from Corstorphine Hill - generally quite quiet people wise (unless you're at the Drumbrae end on a wednesday, when there'll be a few kids kicking around!), but full of birds - nip up there next time. At least four buzzards resident too, which are a bit surreal to watch floating around above a hill in the middle of the city.

[Euan Buchan]

Well everyone will get a even more detailed story on my birding day out as I wrote to Birdwatching Magazine on my Best Birding Ever page so you'll see it if it gets published.

[Birdspotter]

Originally Posted by Ilya Maclean

Bit out of touch with birding in and around Edinburgh (I lived there 12 years ago), but I seem to recall that Willow Tits were are real rarity (as were Marsh Tits). Unless things have changed, that's quite a find!

Agree, I havent seen either in 25 years birding in Lothian.

Marsh Tit formerly bred in the Deans of East Lothian, but are now thought to be extinct as a breeding species there.
As for Willow Tit the last confirmed sighting was in 1984 !