Seafield & Loch Leven (Findatie)

 So still catching up with photos and all that. Another couple of outings earlier this month were another walk at Seafield towards Kinghorn and a walk from the Findatie Car park at Loch Leven.

So starting with Seafield, offshore birding was much quieter with only Eider and a pair of Red-breasted Mergansers being seen, apart from Cormorant and Gulls of course, here's an obliging male Eider that ame in close:

Also we had a good display from a Wren while we were sitting having a coffee:

As usual nice views of Redshank, Curlew and Ringed Plover, we did see Turnstone, but sorry no photographs and for the first time we didn't see any Purple Sandpipers.

Ringed Plover

Redshank

Curlew

Curlew

Along the way we the only bird to pose was a male Reed Bunting, but even then he turned his back to us!

After our walk we just popped along to Kinghorn and found the nesting Fulmars;

So onto Loch Leven, this was only the second time that we walked from the Findatie Car Park up along the river and across the footbridge. It was certainly a Grey Heron day, we lost count of how many we saw during the day. Here's just a few!

We had a fabulous birding walk plus a bit of aviation too!

Pink-footed Geese

Black-headed and Common Gulls

Pied Wagtail

Son Thrush

Chaffinch

Gadwall

Buzzard

More Pink-footed Geese

Black-headed Gull

Male Merganser

Female Merganser

Robin

and our first Blackcap (distant!) of the year.

and not forgetting:

Treecreeper

A great afternoon!

Local Birding Continued..

 So a couple of other things to add a walk in Blairadam Forest and another at Burleigh Sands at Loch Leven. So on the birding front, not much to report at Blairadam, although a small group of Siskin put in an appearance.

Siskin

Robin

Cessna 152

It was a lovely day, not many birds, so I added the Cessna that flew over while we were having a coffee!

So on to Loch Leven and the walks around Burleigh. 

From the hide:

Cormorant, Black-headed Gull & Common Gull

Nice View!

Fly by from the nearby Gliding Club

Grey Heron

Chaffinch

Tree Pipit

Treecreeper

Burleigh is a great place for birds and a great (flat!) walk. Although it was quite quiet with a bit of as flurry at the end. The Tree Pipit was just in the copse by the car park and the Treecreeper was on a tree just 3 feet from the car as we got back!

Local Fife Birding.... a catch up!

 I can't believe it's over a month since I last posted anything. It's been a very busy time despite he pandemic, so we haven't done that much birding and consequently I haven't had time either to sort anything out for the blog. So here is a short summary for the last few weeks.

I'll start with a walk at Seafield (Kircaldy) back in March:

Redshank in the Sun

Cormorant

Rock Pipit

Pied Wagtail

Eider

Grey Seals

Yellowhammer

Redshank

Ringed Plover & Turnstones

Juvenile Herring Gull

In addition we spotted, with the scope, Rafts of Common Scoter, three Surf Scoter and some Long-tailed Duck. A grand afternoon out.

Actually I'll do the other bits in a separate post!