Monday 26th January

A count of the birds between Stevenston Dunes and Irvine Bar produced:

Sanderling - 29
Turnstone - 2
Redshank - 21
Dunlin - 15
Ringed Plover - 43
Eider - 25
Common Scoter - 52
Shag - 8
Cormorant - 1
Red-breasted Merganser - 16
Red-throated Diver - 11
Black-throated Diver - 1
Great Crested Grebe - 13
Twite - 9
Linnet - 15

(Photo: Eiders)