Sunday 14th September

There were 4 Gadwall, 16 Greenshanks, and a Kingfisher on the upper estuary. A Hen Harrier flew in from the north to land on Bogside Racecourse. 6+ Curlew Sandpipers were together on Bogside flats before high tide. There were probably 9 or more birds, but a dense heat haze stopped me from making an accurate count from the racecourse. A single Black-tailed Godwit was also there. After high tide I watched from Irvine Harbourside: 4 Curlew Sandpipers, 2 Golden Plover, and 3 Pintail were present.
(Photos: Kingfisher, Greenshank, Lapwing, and Teal)