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Galloway 2019What is becoming a regular visit to the Solway Firth. |
 We call at the VisitorCentre at RSPB Mersehead. |
 Always good for 'Svalbard' Barnacle Geese in November. |
 Pintail. Mersehead. |
 A very elegant drake. |
 The 'Greyhound of the duck world'. |
 A pair. |
 Northern Shoveller. |
 'Greenland' Whitefronted Geese. Ken Dee marshes. |
 A few come every year but are darned elusive. |
 Dabchick. Little Grebe. Ken Dee. |
 More Barnacles at Mersehead on our second visit. |
 We are here to meet a friend from Wales who is joining us for a couple of days. |
 Eurasian Teal. Mersehead. |
 Some trendies call it a Green-winged Teal but I don't subscribe to that. |
 Willow Tit. Ken Dee reserve. |
 Deep in the reeds lurks a rare sight for me. |
 Water Rail, Ken Dee Marshes. |
 Bullfinch are common but elusive. Ken Dee marshes. |
 Red Kites at Lauriston. |
 A Leucistic Barnacle. Crook of Baldoon. |
 Goosander. River Nith, Dumfries. |
 Blact-tailedGodwits. Leighton Moss. RSPB. |
 IOM Ferry leaving without us. |
 Mixed bag but with two Red Knot. Leighton Moss. |
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 Badger out side our Lodging in Kippford. |
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