Heard a Smew had turned up at Lochwinnoch so headed there after work. Enjoyed sitting in the hide as the sun set, giving the wetland a warm, rosy glow in spite of the cold. Best birds were a pair of Gadwall and (again) plenty of Pochard (am I the only one who has noticed an influx?). After a while, the Smew appeared (probably) from the direction of Bar Loch. A lovely male, he swam strongly to the furthest edge of Aird Meadow but still stuck out like a sore thumb (the only white bird present). Got some good views through the scope, especially of the raised crest, black eye patches and black "V-neck".
Thursday, February 18, 2010
"The grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never dried all at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal dawn and gloaming, on sea and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls".
- - - - - - - - John Muir, 1838-1914 - -
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