Showers, overcast.
Birds seen on mudflats at Aberlady Bay were Black-Headed Gull, Lesser and Greater Black-Backed Gull, Oystercatcher, Redshank, Curlew and Grey Plover.
At North Berwick at sea near beach were Herring Gull and Eider. Gannets could be seen at Bass Rock and a Shag flew towards sea.
10 species.
Wednesday 9 August 1989
Tuesday 8 August 1989
St. Abb's Head Reserve, Berwick, Scotland, 08/08/1989
Bright, sunny, cloudy.
Small numbers of birds on cliffs produced Herring Gull, Kittiwake, Shag and Fulmar. Steady stream of Gannets out to sea but no skuas.
Walk around lighthouse produced Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-Backed Gull, Jackdaw, Kestrel, Oystercatcher and Pied Wagtail and Curlew.
Scanning cliffs and sea produced possible Guillemots, Greater Black-Backed Gull and Common Tern.
At Mire Loch: Dunnock and Robin hopped about gorse bushes. On loch were Coot, Mute Swan, Mallard, Little Grebe, and during journey back to car park Blackbird and Carrion Crow and Rook.
23 species.
Small numbers of birds on cliffs produced Herring Gull, Kittiwake, Shag and Fulmar. Steady stream of Gannets out to sea but no skuas.
Walk around lighthouse produced Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-Backed Gull, Jackdaw, Kestrel, Oystercatcher and Pied Wagtail and Curlew.
Scanning cliffs and sea produced possible Guillemots, Greater Black-Backed Gull and Common Tern.
At Mire Loch: Dunnock and Robin hopped about gorse bushes. On loch were Coot, Mute Swan, Mallard, Little Grebe, and during journey back to car park Blackbird and Carrion Crow and Rook.
23 species.
Monday 7 August 1989
Fossil Valley - Scroof, Scottish Borders, 07/08/1989
Overcast, wet.
During journey: House Martin, Swallow, Carrion Crow and Pied Wagtail (on lochside).
A quick glimpse at a bird flying away upstream identified Grey Wagtail.
Returning from valley and a scan of nearby hills revealed a Kestrel.
At roadside a bird attacking crows could only be a Peregrine Falcon which then perched on a rock up on hillside and allowed views through telescope before flying off.
Whilst watching falcon a brownish bird flew down into valley and white rump identified female Wheatear.
On journey to Scroof: Chaffinch, Black-Headed Gull, Starling, Woodpigeon, Grey Heron and Pheasant. Search for grouse only produced two Lesser Black-Backed Gulls on small pond at bottom of Scroof.
During journey back to Galashiels produced Jackdaw, Rook and Collared Dove.
18 species.
During journey: House Martin, Swallow, Carrion Crow and Pied Wagtail (on lochside).
A quick glimpse at a bird flying away upstream identified Grey Wagtail.
Returning from valley and a scan of nearby hills revealed a Kestrel.
At roadside a bird attacking crows could only be a Peregrine Falcon which then perched on a rock up on hillside and allowed views through telescope before flying off.
Whilst watching falcon a brownish bird flew down into valley and white rump identified female Wheatear.
On journey to Scroof: Chaffinch, Black-Headed Gull, Starling, Woodpigeon, Grey Heron and Pheasant. Search for grouse only produced two Lesser Black-Backed Gulls on small pond at bottom of Scroof.
During journey back to Galashiels produced Jackdaw, Rook and Collared Dove.
18 species.
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