Afternoon Ride

 Saturday May 17

Yesterday was our earliest start, to-day our latest. After a call for papers at Elgin Tesco, we took the coastal tourist route east. turning off for Portessie. Stopping for my meal at Buckie, we saw our first Eider ducklings. Just two of them. had there been more?

Turning left immediately after passing under the railway viaduct which dominates the town, we parked sideways on beside the sea wall. From there, we had a splendid view of the incoming tide dashing against the rocky coast. I couldn't manage a photo from the car as some Germans parked their VW camper in the way. 

Another cloudless day with very little wind is not good for birding. There were plenty of Herring and Common Gulls around, a few Gannets passing by out to sea with a few Eider bobbing up here and there. I read - in between hopeful scoping.

Then, one of the Gannets flew closer inshore. I fired off  a few shots with varied success. Most of them need the contrast altering, I can only do that when I get home.

 



Home in time to watch most of the second half of the Cup Final,Crystal Palace beat Man City 1-0

Very pleasing.

No moths in the trap for the second day running.

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