Criffel in the distance fron the Avenue Tower Hide, Caerlaverock WWT.Spent today around the Nith starting near Bankend. A nice clear morning overlooking the saltmarsh with 25 Whoopers and a couple of thousand Barnacles Geese to look through kept me busy for an hour or so. Plenty of Lapwings in the fields with a nice flock of Golden Plovers and a cople of pairs of Oystercatchers chasing around in the winter sun.
Met up with Lancastrian D&G birder (if you see what I mean) Chris Baines and we passed the afternoon at Caerlaverock. It looked a really good afternoon to see the Red-breasted Goose with such good visibility and so many Barnies on the reserve, but once again it was a no show. The Snow Bunting that had been present also decided it was having a day off too - double dip.
The late afternoon Barnacle flight was as spectacular as ever - must've been 2 - 3000 birds on view from the Avenue Tower Hide this evening.
