A blog detailing the birds and other wildlife in and around the towns of Stevenston, Kilwinning, and Irvine in Ayrshire.
Thursday, 11 September 2008
Wednesday 10th September
Wigeon numbers have incresed to 144. 2 Gadwall and a sincle Knot were the two most interesting birds on the upper estuary. However, a Kittiwake on the water was very unusual for this part of the estuary.
Scattered among Irvine Bay's five towns of Ardrossan, Saltcoats, Stevenston, Kilwinning, and Irvine are many interesting wildlife sites. There is a large estuary, extensive sand dunes, 12 miles of coastline, overgrown Brownfield land, scattered woodland, a string of freshwater wetlands, heath, carr, raised bog...lot's of interesting habitats to visit. A great deal of important habitat in the area has been lost in the recent past and the rate of habitat loss is increasing. Thought I might as well create a blog about the area's wildlife before it's all gone!
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