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<blockquote data-quote="AlanR" data-source="post: 1515318" data-attributes="member: 49974"><p><strong>A Walk Around the Environs of Ayr</strong></p><p></p><p>After the long drives of the previous three days I gave the car a rest and walked round for the day. It was mostly dry with some very light showers but very windy.</p><p>It started with a walk along the promenade to <strong>Doonfoot</strong>. It was so windy I felt as if I was leaning at 45 degrees into the wind just to keep upright. Whenever I saw a little bird in the dunes it flew up and was blown half a mile away before I could identify it!</p><p>At the mouth (or foot!) of the Doon lots of birds were sheltering offshore, groups of <strong>Mute Swan, Oystercatcher</strong> and various <strong>Gulls</strong>. There were some Gannets in flight and I spotted a couple of <strong>Sandwich Terns</strong>.</p><p>Turning to follow the river upstream, protected a little from the wind, I saw my first Scottish <strong>Mallards</strong> and, a little further on, a small group of <strong>Goosander</strong>.</p><p>I walked on to <strong>Alloway</strong>, birthplace of Burns, and the Brig o Doon. Here I spotted a<strong> Dipper</strong> which proved very difficult to photograph and sampled my first Scottish scone - definitely worth all that driving! (The scone, that is, and the Dipper) I was also seeing for the first time in Scotland some more common birds such as <strong>Dunnock, Wren, Robin</strong> and <strong>Chaffinch</strong>, and I disturbed a <strong>Kestrel</strong> on a lamp-post.</p><p>Walking back into Ayr via Roselle and Belleisle Parks I added <strong>Moorhen</strong> and <strong>Woodpigeon</strong> to my lists. Back at Ayr I had a saw the yellow flash of a <strong>Grey Wagtail</strong> pass me and disappear out of sight in the river bank.</p><p>Not a good day for pictures. Here is a very poor Dipper shot and the plaque on the thatched cottage which is the Birthplace of Burns. Not really fitting here, but also a shot of yesterday's <strong>Seal </strong>and a <strong>Starling</strong> from Ayr. Why are seaside towns always reliable for Starlings?!</p><p><strong>Alan</strong></p><p>(I have added a picture of another Song Thrush from Belleisle Park.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AlanR, post: 1515318, member: 49974"] [b]A Walk Around the Environs of Ayr[/b] After the long drives of the previous three days I gave the car a rest and walked round for the day. It was mostly dry with some very light showers but very windy. It started with a walk along the promenade to [B]Doonfoot[/B]. It was so windy I felt as if I was leaning at 45 degrees into the wind just to keep upright. Whenever I saw a little bird in the dunes it flew up and was blown half a mile away before I could identify it! At the mouth (or foot!) of the Doon lots of birds were sheltering offshore, groups of [B]Mute Swan, Oystercatcher[/B] and various [B]Gulls[/B]. There were some Gannets in flight and I spotted a couple of [B]Sandwich Terns[/B]. Turning to follow the river upstream, protected a little from the wind, I saw my first Scottish [B]Mallards[/B] and, a little further on, a small group of [B]Goosander[/B]. I walked on to [B]Alloway[/B], birthplace of Burns, and the Brig o Doon. Here I spotted a[B] Dipper[/B] which proved very difficult to photograph and sampled my first Scottish scone - definitely worth all that driving! (The scone, that is, and the Dipper) I was also seeing for the first time in Scotland some more common birds such as [B]Dunnock, Wren, Robin[/B] and [B]Chaffinch[/B], and I disturbed a [B]Kestrel[/B] on a lamp-post. Walking back into Ayr via Roselle and Belleisle Parks I added [B]Moorhen[/B] and [B]Woodpigeon[/B] to my lists. Back at Ayr I had a saw the yellow flash of a [B]Grey Wagtail[/B] pass me and disappear out of sight in the river bank. Not a good day for pictures. Here is a very poor Dipper shot and the plaque on the thatched cottage which is the Birthplace of Burns. Not really fitting here, but also a shot of yesterday's [B]Seal [/B]and a [B]Starling[/B] from Ayr. Why are seaside towns always reliable for Starlings?! [B]Alan[/B] (I have added a picture of another Song Thrush from Belleisle Park.) [/QUOTE]
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