Well all the holidays are over and sadly I am back to work. I decided to take my first proper trip of the year over to Vane Farm in Fife. According to Twitter and the RSPB website the 2 x White Tailed Eagles were still in residence on St Serfs Island so that would be something to look forward to.
The weather was dry, clear and fine in the 'Shire so hoped that it would be the same in Fife, so off I went.
On arrival as usual it was time for a cup of tea and a homemade scone whilst I chatted with the locals to see what was happening. Whilst on the viewing gallery the cameras were picking up both the White Tails having breakfast which was good to see,
Down to the hides and was greeted by the sight of 37 Mallards, and over 100 Teal, interspersed with in excess of 25 Whooper Swans and a couple of Mute Swans in the bay.
The Grey Heron put in its obligatory guest appearance along with a couple of Common Gull.
The next hide was showing some more Teal but interspersed with 9 or so Goldeneye
About 10 Pochard made an appearance round the bay
along with 12 Tufted Ducks
and 4 Pintail
On returning, once again to the Gillman hide trees were alive with:
2 Great Tit
9 Goldfinch
a Dunnock
3 Coal Tit
1 Blue Tit
1 Robin
4 Blackbird, 2 Greenfinch and a Raven
The final sighting, which caused a bit of an argument was of a Green Winged Teal
which was my first ever and a healthy addition to the list.
Had a decent chat with one of the reserve workers then home for lunch
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