Another interesting day in the cold here. A Mistle Thrush was again on the rooftops below my flat and there were plenty of other thrushes on the golf course - maybe 30+ Fieldfares, 2 Song Thrushes, 3 or 4 Mistle Thrushes, a couple of Blackbirds and just one Redwing. There were also several Skylarks and Meadow Pipits and at least forty Linnets again around the allotments. A couple of Bottlenose Dolphins were sauntering about the harbour mouth.
Perhaps the most entertaining sighting was along one of the small seeps on the north bank. I stomped about briefly to see if anything was hiding but nothing seemed to be. Then I heard a bit of rustling just a few feet away and noticed a Woodcock furtively scuttling about the undergrowth. It soon flew up of course but for a few seconds I had a nice view of it on the deck.
Walker Park held plenty of feeding birds. Most incongruous were a group of four Snipe, which probed away enthusiastically in the middle of the field. Several Lapwings were also there. A Goldeneye flew into the harbour (a species I don't think I saw here last year) and a first winter drake Common Scoter was in with the Eiders off the Coo. There was also a Red-throated Diver on the sea. Along the south bank, just adjacent to Walker Park, I had quick views of a couple of Twite in amongst the grass. A couple more Lapwings flew along Victoria Road.
Perhaps the most entertaining sighting was along one of the small seeps on the north bank. I stomped about briefly to see if anything was hiding but nothing seemed to be. Then I heard a bit of rustling just a few feet away and noticed a Woodcock furtively scuttling about the undergrowth. It soon flew up of course but for a few seconds I had a nice view of it on the deck.
Walker Park held plenty of feeding birds. Most incongruous were a group of four Snipe, which probed away enthusiastically in the middle of the field. Several Lapwings were also there. A Goldeneye flew into the harbour (a species I don't think I saw here last year) and a first winter drake Common Scoter was in with the Eiders off the Coo. There was also a Red-throated Diver on the sea. Along the south bank, just adjacent to Walker Park, I had quick views of a couple of Twite in amongst the grass. A couple more Lapwings flew along Victoria Road.