Headed off before dawn this morning and was at West Freugh just as the sun was coming up. Within a few minutes, around 200 Greenland Whitefronts arrived from the north west giving fantastic views. Also present in the area were small parties of Greylag Geese and Whooper Swans. Back at Stranraer, Bishop Burn gave excellent views of some large rafts of Scaup and two drake Pintail. Round at The Wig, 88 Brent Geese were feeding next to the road and a flock of (probable) Twite flew by. The raptor count for the day was Buzzard 12, Kestrel 2. On the way home, tried once more for the Purple Sandpipers at Saltcoats Harbour but to no avail.
Scaup at Bishop Burn |
Brent Geese at The Wig |
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