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<blockquote data-quote="AlanR" data-source="post: 1515916" data-attributes="member: 49974"><p><strong>The Isle of Arran</strong></p><p></p><p>I had been putting off my day to <strong>Arran </strong>hoping for better weather so I went on the Friday which was more or less dry. (Still very cloudy.) I drove to <strong>Ardrossan</strong> and bought my ticket - taking the cheaper and lazier option of leaving the car behind. I was surprised to see the odd <strong>Black Guillemot</strong> at Ardrossan Harbour.</p><p>For the crossing I took up my place outside expecting to sea lots of other birders. But it was just me and the inevitable band of hardy smokers!</p><p>I probably hoped for more but the crossing at least brough a few <strong>Manx Shearwater</strong> flying over the water. Apart from one or two <strong>Gannets</strong> the crossing was virtually birdless.</p><p>Busses on Arran basically go from <strong>Brodick,</strong> the port of arrival, to <strong>Blackwaterfoot</strong> on the other side by three different routes and then come back. For the time I was there I could just fit in one (long) stop so I aimed to circumnavigate in an anticlockwise direction. The Northern coastal route was mostly very near the sea I saw many of the inevitable birds - Gulls and <strong>Oystercatchers</strong>.</p><p>At Blackwaterfoot I checked out the beach before lunch spotting several <strong>Ringed Plover</strong> and a bird I now expected to see by the seaside, a <strong>Pied Wagtail</strong>. Also when I looked more closely I could see that the Gulls here (and probably all the others on the island) were <strong>Common</strong> or <strong>Mew Gulls</strong>.</p><p>After lunch I walked up the coast to the Golf Club (and another coffee stop). I saw several <strong>Rock Pipit,</strong> a <strong>Grey Heron</strong> and a single <strong>Curlew</strong> flying over.</p><p>After coffee at the Golf Club I saw one of my main target birds for the island - <strong>Hooded Crow</strong>. The pair stayed just long enough for a picture before flying off. These birds are much more wary than Carrion Crows.</p><p>The plan was to come back via the South route but I got on the wrong bus and went back the way I had come. I slept through most of the journey so it didn't make much difference. I did manage to stay awake for the drive back to Ayr!</p><p>Photos show Hooded Crow, Ringed Plover, Rock Pipit, Mew Gull and Oystercatcher.</p><p><strong>Alan</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AlanR, post: 1515916, member: 49974"] [b]The Isle of Arran[/b] I had been putting off my day to [B]Arran [/B]hoping for better weather so I went on the Friday which was more or less dry. (Still very cloudy.) I drove to [B]Ardrossan[/B] and bought my ticket - taking the cheaper and lazier option of leaving the car behind. I was surprised to see the odd [B]Black Guillemot[/B] at Ardrossan Harbour. For the crossing I took up my place outside expecting to sea lots of other birders. But it was just me and the inevitable band of hardy smokers! I probably hoped for more but the crossing at least brough a few [B]Manx Shearwater[/B] flying over the water. Apart from one or two [B]Gannets[/B] the crossing was virtually birdless. Busses on Arran basically go from [B]Brodick,[/B] the port of arrival, to [B]Blackwaterfoot[/B] on the other side by three different routes and then come back. For the time I was there I could just fit in one (long) stop so I aimed to circumnavigate in an anticlockwise direction. The Northern coastal route was mostly very near the sea I saw many of the inevitable birds - Gulls and [B]Oystercatchers[/B]. At Blackwaterfoot I checked out the beach before lunch spotting several [B]Ringed Plover[/B] and a bird I now expected to see by the seaside, a [B]Pied Wagtail[/B]. Also when I looked more closely I could see that the Gulls here (and probably all the others on the island) were [B]Common[/B] or [B]Mew Gulls[/B]. After lunch I walked up the coast to the Golf Club (and another coffee stop). I saw several [B]Rock Pipit,[/B] a [B]Grey Heron[/B] and a single [B]Curlew[/B] flying over. After coffee at the Golf Club I saw one of my main target birds for the island - [B]Hooded Crow[/B]. The pair stayed just long enough for a picture before flying off. These birds are much more wary than Carrion Crows. The plan was to come back via the South route but I got on the wrong bus and went back the way I had come. I slept through most of the journey so it didn't make much difference. I did manage to stay awake for the drive back to Ayr! Photos show Hooded Crow, Ringed Plover, Rock Pipit, Mew Gull and Oystercatcher. [B]Alan[/B] [/QUOTE]
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