At this time of year I concentrate more on finding, identifying and watching birds so sometimes the camera is seldom used or even left at home. So future posts may have fewer photographs than normal!
I'll start with a new species for our garden which appeared on the 3rd - a Small Copper butterfly. It was simply stunning and a welcome addition to our garden list ….
On Sunday (5th), we helped out at the Friends of Glasgow's LNRs event at Hogganfield Park LNR. This involved wildfowl feeding, advising visitors on the birds to be found and de-littering - 4 bags collected!
Wildfowl feeding
Rubbish collected from the edge of loch, next to car park
We visited Doonfoot on Tuesday, thanks to Judith and Mike, and saw a range of common species with 2 Greenshank being the 'rarest' record. We also saw lots of butterflies and dragonflies with this Peacock and Common Darter standing out …..
After lunch, we headed for a new site for us - the beach on the southern edge of Troon as far as Meikle Craigs. This proved to be full of birds with lots of Dunlin and Ringed Plover plus at least 30 Sanderling. We also spotted two Red Knot, in breeding plumage, and 3 Mediterranean Gulls. Definitely a place we shall visit again.
Finally, some 'local' sightings found by searching the internet:
10 August 2018
Six Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper and a Water Rail at Frankfield Loch.
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