Belvide NR - A Quiet Day

 We made our second visit to Belvide on Thursday, the weather stayed mostly kind to us. We had a good walk visiting all the hides on the outward leg, then just using benches on the return leg. It was as the title of the post suggests a very quiet afternoon, with nothing out of the ordinary. I looked long and hard for the reported Dunlin and Common Sandpipers but couldn't find them. Also there was no sign of the alleged Whinchats on the west track. That's birding for you! Hope we have better luck in the highlands next week!

First though were a couple of Hares chilling out in a field behind the trees.

A young Lesser Black-backed Gull wanting food, but the adults having none of it!

Loads of Geese about Canadas and Greylags.

Greylags on approach and cleared to land!

Along with a Bar-headed Goose, an escapee I presume.

A Juvenile Garden Warbler and

one of its parents.

Some awesome looking fungi!

The finally a troop of circa 30 Long-tailed Tits put in an appearance, one finally sat still just long enough to get a photo.

So a credible 32 bird species were seen, next stop the highlands, via Edinburgh.