Musselburgh
is an excellent coastal site that hosts a very great variety of
birdlife - easily viewed from a miles long promenade. We usually
start our walk from the banks of the mouth of the River Esk and
do a circular trail along the promenade to a lagoon about a mile
away and back along an inland path that runs parallel to the coast.
This path passes through grassy woodland and so offers a different
range of birds - so enriching the birding experience. |
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23th January
2011 |
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Weather: |
Very dull,
Sunny Spells |
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The
weather was poor overall with potential bright spells on the East
Coast, so Musselburgh it was. It never disappoints. |
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Oystercatchers
head inland towards the lagoons as the tide comes
in. |
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An
unusual cloud formation over Leith |
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Dunlin
forage along the shore. 
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A
small flock of Eider Ducks zoom past. |
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At the time, unidentified, duck swimming on the Esk. It has now
been identified as a Mallard Hybrid by Ispot |
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A
Goldeneye sees to a bit of preening. |
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A
Wigeon splashes the bugs away. |
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A
pair of Velvet Scoter pictured 400m offshore. |
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A
VERY distant Long Tailed Duck seen at least 500m from the prom.
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