Yesterday I made another visit to the east coast, this time to Gosford and Aberlady Bays - thanks to Judith and Mike.
When we arrived at Gosford Bay/Ferny Ness the tide was well out but we still managed views of at least 5 Red-necked Grebes. Heading on to Aberlady Bay we started at the Kilspindie side of the bay .....................
... the tide was still far out, and there were waders, terns, wildfowl and gulls scattered all over the bay. However, we managed to spot 5 Greenshank, a Black-tailed Godwit and a Whimbrel in the channel in front of us.
We also had excellent views of a couple of Tree Sparrows beside the golf club car park............
Tree Sparrow - Aberlady Bay
We eventually headed around to the east side of the bay and crossed the timber bridge and soon we were watching a couple of Roe Deer ..............
We explored the scrub area beyond the Marl Loch and close to the sewage treatment works. Here Judith & Mike spotted a Blackcap and we all got views of Bullfinch, Whitethroat and Reed Bunting ....
Reed Bunting - Aberlady Bay
I also got a fleeting glimpse of a bird with a grey head and red eye! It may have been a female Sardinian Warbler but I am not claiming it - hopefully some Lothian birders went looking today and find this elusive bird!
As we left the scrub, we encountered a Whinchat and a family of 4 Stonechat - a heavily cropped photo of one of the Stonechats follows ...
Stonechat - Aberlady Bay
By the time we got back to the timber bridge the tide was coming in ....
.... so it was time to go and enjoy a nice meal in the local pub!
