Sunday, 28 June 2015


tufties

Viper's Bugloss  Echium vulgare
aythya marila
passer montanus
 
 
Early evening went back to Vane Farm/Loch leven with Graham. A huge gathering of tufted ducks was quite a sight and we picked out a rarer lone (greater) scaup with them. Tree sparrows (along with siskin) are for me what I call novelty birds. Very rarely seen on the island esp tree sparrow so great to see them feeding close by. The common sandpiper was just below the hide. Also an osprey seen over the loch was another quality moment. 
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