East Coast Birding - Musselburgh

As well as some local birding - see the last post - I also visited Musselburgh lagoons over the last few days (on the 4th and 8th).

At this time of year this means waders, gulls, terns and wildfowl galore.

On the 4th, I saw 50 species and on the 8th managed 46, despite the strong winds. Overall, I saw 56 different bird species ranging from Wren to Mute Swan and everything in between.

Waders included Little Stint, Wood Sandpiper, Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit and Greenshank. Other birds of particular note were Little Gull and Red-necked Grebe.

A few photos, including poor record shots, follow:

Wood Sandpiper - 4 August 2016

Little Gull - 4 August 2016

 

Little Stint - 8 August 2016

Ruff - 8 August 2016

 

Other more photogenic birds included these two:

 

Blackbird - 4 August 2016

Curlew - 8 August 2016

 

I love Glasgow but I'll certainly be visiting the east coast at least once a week from between now and the end of October! You just never know what might turn up.