This is the view from the bird hide at the nature reserve looking north toward Kinross. It looks so calming and it was but the noise of bird song this early in the morning was just mind blowing.
Such a relaxing start to the day and the bird count wasn't to shabby either. Perhaps not the rarest specimens but such a great start to the day.
I saw the following at the reserve
12 Pink Footed Geese
14 Mallard
14 Tufted Ducks
There was 1 bird I'm unsure of but I took loads of field notes and will try and ID this later tpday
These I spotted on the way to and from the reserve
4 Wood Pigeon
3 Magpies
3 Ring Necked Doves
5 Blackbirds
I did hear many more smaller birds but think I need to improve my observation skills or be quiter when I'm moving around the site.
Again a view from the same position looking slightly eastward but generally north. It shows how even a slight change of angle can change the amount of daylight available. So remember when trying to ID birds this can change the appearance of colour such a lot.
Spring is arriving even if it is slower than normal. Here is the fresh flush of Hawthorn foliage that is so bright in the shade looks like its been shown in a spotlight.
The weer running from the nature reserve into Lochore Meadows proper
Finally the view from the weer north toward the nature reserve!
I hope you enjoy these pictures!
This morning has proven to me that I need to get a camera with a much better zoom capability as even from the hide I couldn't zoom in close enough to get any good pics of the birds I saw. The ones I've uploaded here are from my iPhone I will get the ones from my camera up later and hope they will be better quality,
