Up in Edinburgh for a few days, Ingrid and I started the day with a quick pit stop at Dalry and our hopes were realised when 35
Waxwings suddenly flew in. They were very skittish and only settled on the berries for a few seconds before flying off to some tall distant trees. With a busy agenda, we had to move on.
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| Waxwings in Edinburgh |
Next up was Musselburgh in a search for seaducks. We
couldn't locate the wintering drake Surf Scoter but probably weren't
quite looking in the right place. It was wonderful, though, to see
Velvet and
Common Scoters, good numbers
Red-breasted Mergansers and
Eiders, rafts of
Goldeneyes, as well as a few
Slavonian Grebes and
Long-tailed Ducks.
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| adult ♂ Velvet Scoters off Musselburgh |
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| Slavonian Grebes off Musselburgh |
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| adult ♂ Long-tailed Duck off Musselburgh |
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| Eiders off Musselburgh |
