A blog detailing the birds and other wildlife in and around the towns of Stevenston, Kilwinning, and Irvine in Ayrshire.
Wednesday, 31 December 2008
Tuesday 30th December
In very frosty conditions, the upper Garnock estuary held 21 Whoopers, 4 pairs of Gadwall, 4 Shovelers, 745 Teal, 254 Wigeon, 239 Mallard, and 10 Goldeneye.
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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