It was bitterly cold at Linlithgow Loch first thing. Birdlife on the loch itself was fairly un-remarkable, but Bonnytoun Farm held lots of Tree Sparrows, Reed Buntings and Yellowhammers as well as some Meadow Pipits and a Kestrel. Linnets were showing well on the Bo'ness side of the hill. In Bo'ness itself, more than thirty Curlews were feeding on playing fields well away from the coast.