Saturday, 8 August 2026

Dunbar Battery

 Dunbar Harbour and Battery was impressive with quite a few birds around.  A few offshore rocky islands provided good perches for Shags and Cormorants, the rocky crags near the harbour gave suitable nest sites for Kittiwakes and a few Gannets could be seen offshore.

Dunbar Harbour

Dunbar Harbour



Dunbar Battery

Rocky Islands viewed from the Battery

Rock viewed from the Battery


Shags - Good numbers were present.

Plus a Great Black-backed Gull

Eider - Presumed a female in the background and two juveniles.

Kittiwake - A juvenile presumed to have been raised in the immediate vicinity.