As you can see from Stonefaction's report above, there was a good movement of birds in Fife last week. For various reasons I was not able to get away until today. Today turned out to be too late!
It started off well at Crail, with Grey Partridge and Corn Bunting, both being year firsts for me. Kilminning though had nothing in the way of migrants passing through, although it was good to see the sun. Likewise, Fife Ness Muir held nothing but the expected. A short session of sea watching at the Ness proved pretty fruitless, and by the time I left, just after midday, the sun had disappeared and a fog was rising.
Eden Estuary was next. It was pretty bleak with only a few expected species added to the day list.
Stopping off at Letham on the way home, I spoke to another birder, who proceeded to tell me about all the birds that had been there last week. That made me feel a lot better! Though I did find my first Swift of the year there.
And finally, I dropped in at Mountcastle, where I spotted another year first with a Garden Warbler.
