In between celebrating my Birthday we paid a visit to Musselburgh, spending a while in the left most hide as that was where the majority of the birding was to be had, then finishing off with 15 minutes or so at the sea wall before heading off for some Prosecco!
The lagoons were dominated by the large number of lapwings, but among that lot there were some great birds.
Black-tailed Godwit;
Ruff;
Some distant Snipe;
and Green Sandpiper;
There was also a solitary Wigeon, some Teal and the odd Curlew dropping in and out. There was also 4 or 5 Grey Heron, the most I think we have seen here.
At the sea wall, there were plenty of Guillemot and Razorbill close in, more evidence of this strange phenomenon going on this year all along the coast. Going fishing 😊;
Further out apart from the Gulls, Gannet and Goosander were seen, plus great views of three Velvet Scoter through the scope, much too far for the camera, this is when I had an adapter so that I could digiscope with the phone.
As we walked back to the car some Little Grebe were seen on the boating pond, as well as a large flock of small birds heading into the trees. These turned out to be a mix of Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit and a solitary Willow Warbler.
So a nice couple of hours.
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