- Started off at the Cairngorms hoping to see Ptarmigan on the low slopes. We quickly abandoned the idea as the winds were blowing with such force it was impossible to get a good position.
- I suggested to Brian we go and twitch the Pacific Diver in Northumberland. After a little arm-twisting, we were off on the long drive to Ladyburn Lake for a very easy twitch of this rare visitor to the UK. The diver was situated in the NE corner of the lake and was the centre of attention for the assembled birders and photographers.
- After satisfying our needs we moved from the diver to the nearby Reserve at Chevington where we had excellent views of approximately 50 Twite which were feeding on the sands by the dunes.
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| courtesy of Brian Collis |
- Earlier there had been some Shorelark too but they had been spooked by dog walkers and had not been seen for a couple of hours.
We were "Happy as Larry" as we made our way from the NE coast back to Workington on the NW coast.
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