We've got a bit of a thing about Gretna. We married there and those few magic days are responsible for our affinity with Dumfries & Galloway. But it can't be said that we've been good for Gretna. A couple of years ago we thought it would be nice to drive up one Saturday and take in a footy game. Gretna FC were climbing high at the time on a fantastic run in the league with promotion to the top flight SPL in their sights. We bought tickets for the local derby against Queen of the South, they lost, crept over the finishing line to get promoted and then went bust! The Bushell curse had struck.......
Anyway, back to birding. Not too much to report on the way up to the Solway on 21st October but I spent loads of time searching through
Golden Plovers between Gretna and Annan (probably 1500+) without much joy. Mrs B has captured the moment above and that's not my handbag to my left I promise. Nice day though with the most notable birds being a
Greenshank and a couple of
Whooper Swans at Redkirk Point,
Kingfisher at Browhouses and 30+
Black-tailed Godwits at Seafield Bay, Annan.
By the time we reached Newbie the wind had really picked up to a very strong westerly but only 10
Scaup and a couple of immature
Kittiwakes were on show.
We've got a bit of a thing about Gretna. We married there and those few magic days are responsible for our affinity with Dumfries & Galloway. But it can't be said that we've been good for Gretna. A couple of years ago we thought it would be nice to drive up one Saturday and take in a footy game. Gretna FC were climbing high at the time on a fantastic run in the league with promotion to the top flight SPL in their sights. We bought tickets for the local derby against Queen of the South, they lost, crept over the finishing line to get promoted and then went bust! The Bushell curse had struck.......
Anyway, back to birding. Not too much to report on the way up to the Solway on 21st October but I spent loads of time searching through Golden Plovers between Gretna and Annan (probably 1500+) without much joy. Mrs B has captured the moment above and that's not my handbag to my left I promise. Nice day though with the most notable birds being a Greenshank and a couple of Whooper Swans at Redkirk Point, Kingfisher at Browhouses and 30+ Black-tailed Godwits at Seafield Bay, Annan.
By the time we reached Newbie the wind had really picked up to a very strong westerly but only 10 Scaup and a couple of immature Kittiwakes were on show.
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