As I looked out of the window of our hotel in Dunoon for the last time I got views of a pair of Black Guillemots and a small flock of Common EIders sailed past the ferry. It was a short ferry from Hunter’s Quay to Gourock and we were there in short time. From there there wasn’t much for it but to keep going around Glasgow to Ediburgh. The view up The River Clyde from Gourock was actually fascinating and not quite what one would expect. From Glasgow to Edinburgh was just what one would expect.
We ran into two car crashes that added on another hour to our journey so by the time we got to Musselburgh we only had time for a brief walk around the harbour – water in and sunny for the first time I can remember and everything looking splendid though I note they now seem to be allowing dunes and grass to develop along the coast from the harbour – perhaps to stop erosion ?
We had to meet family for an early dinner so we didn’t really have much of a chance to do any birding.
Bird Sightings : Dunoon 25th June 2018
| Species | Count |
|---|---|
| Common Eider | 6 |
| Black Guillemot | 2 |
Bird Sightings : Musselburgh 25th June 2018
| Species | Count |
|---|---|
| Herring Gull | 8 |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | 6 |
| Common Swift | 1 |
| Barn Swallow | 1 |
| Common House Martin | 5 |