Once again my birding was limited to two trips down the Clyde coast plus a few visits to two local sites.
Clyde Coast:
On 7 February 2023 we travelled to Cardwell Bay and Greenock Esplanade with the highlight being close-up views of Red-breasted Merganser and Black Guillemots.
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| Red-breaster Merganser (drake) |
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| Black Guillemot (still in partial winter plumage) |
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| Black Guillemot |
On 13 February 2023, we travelled further down the coast to Maidens and Troon/Barassie and were rewarded with sightings of 42 bird species including Brent Geese and a Mediterranean Gull.
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| Brent Geese with an Oystercatcher - Maidens |
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| Mediterranean Gull (right) with Black-headed Gull |
Local Sites
Bingham's Pond continued to play host, off and on, to the drake Ring-necked Duck and a Cormorant also paid a few visits.
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| Ring-necked Duck and Tufted Duck |
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Cormorant
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My first proper visit of the year to Dawsholm Park LNR resulted in good numbers of common birds plus a Jay and a number of Ring-necked Parakeets, not to mention a Magpie behaving like an oxpecker!
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| Jay |
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| Ring-necked Parakeet |
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| Magpie and Highland Cow |
Despite not birding as much as I would have hoped, I still saw 64 species during February and hit the 100 mark for 2023.
Its almost Spring so hopefully some good weather is on the way along with a lot more birds!
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