Out in a friendly comp today. at our club loch (is they're really such a thing) and mid way during the afternoon I noticed 4 birds approaching .I had a strange feeling these were not Gulls. We are about midway between the river Forth and river Clyde,about 40 miles each way.and I identified them as 4 immature Gannets.WOW.what a sighting heading west to (i hope the Clyde).
Brilliant.
Your right Jim that is highly unusual. They don't normally like land crossings although they're known to cross over from campeltown loch to macrihanish to miss out the flight round the mull of kintyre. But a crossing from the Forth to Clyde is very unusual. Good spot.
I was driving when it happened so no photo. Two years ago there was a shag walking down the pavement just outside the main street in Golspie. Made me smile.
Here cormorants are also called Air Force Geese. Airmen, newly arrived on base, would set up blinds to shoot Canada Geese and not know the difference of incoming flocks. (They do crash and burn well. Even better are the lawn darts.)
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