I was hoping to post a photo of the long staying Spotted Crake at Doonfoot, but while I did manage to see it, I was unable to get a photo. Maybe another day.
However there were plenty of birds to see, albeit none of them as scarce as a the Crake.
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| Doonfoot - The river estuary viewed from the south bank. Plenty of gulls and waders present. |
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| Turnstones and Black-headed Gulls - Over 12 Turnstones present. Note the colour ring on the Black-headed Gull. I did not see this until I reviewed these photos. |
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| Herring Gull Orange A:B73 This bird was ringed as an adult on Lady Isle, near Troon on 24/5/2014. There are eight previous sightings, all except one on Lady Isle, the one exception being at Doonfoot. However it has not been reported since 05/07/2017 |
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| Great Black-backed Gull Orange F:F12 was ringed as a chick on Lady Isle near Troon on 26/6/18. There are thirteen sightings since ringing but all in the Troon area. This is the first report of this bird away from this area but still no great distance involved. |
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