Irvine bay a lot happening in the bird world but not people

Today I took my walk from Barassie to M & S in Irvine to do my shopping. Nothing remarkable about that as it is a regular route to get some exercise during Covid19 isolation but what was surprising was how many species of birds were around. S,o I decided that I would list them on my blog. Since they closed the Irvine beach carpark it is like being the last person alive, seriously deserted of people.

• Cormorant
• Shag
• Great Northern Diver ( highlight of the day)
• Herring Gull
• Ringed Plover flock of 15+
• Kestrel
• Pipits 10+, probably Meadow ones nipped over from the golf course
• Curlew
• Mute Swan
• Lesser Black Backed Gull
• Pied Wagtails, an ever present but many more than normal, migratories?
• Red-breasted Merganzer 10+
• Gannet
• Canada Geese
• Carrion Crow
• Jackdaw
• Eider ducks
• Skylark
• House Martin, first of the year
• Linnet small flock 10+
• Redshank
• Oystercatcher
• Common Tern, pair, first of the year

Distance: 13.94km

Time: 3.14