Garganey at Frankfield Loch

Following the report of a Garganey at Frankfield Loch (see previous post) we made two visits on Monday, thanks to Peter, in the hope of seeing the bird. A birding trip to the east coast was sandwiched in between with Short-eared Owl, Little Egret and Ruff being just a few of the highlights!

The number of birds present at Frankfield was impressive with c410 Lapwings, a few Snipe, one Greenshank, one Water Rail, Shoveler and lots of Teal to scan through to try and find the Garganey.

We bumped into a few well-kent faces - Tommy, Stephen and John - and thankfully, we eventually got some good views and I took a few record shots ….

The bird was still present today and is just the latest 'rare' bird to turn up with Pectoral Sandpiper, Blue-winged Teal and Osprey just some of the birds attracted to the loch in the last few years.