Scotland Holiday 2018 Day 12 : 24th June Dunoon
We did a lot of driving about this day but did not see any special birds. I have recorded it here for the route which was supposed to be great for birds of prey!
We did a lot of driving about this day but did not see any special birds. I have recorded it here for the route which was supposed to be great for birds of prey!
We drove from Thornham up around the wash and headed for RSPB Frampton MArsh. We had never been to this reserve before so we were very curious – especially since we had had such glowing reports of from a couple of birders we met once at Rutland Water. It looked very ominous all morning as…
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