Sunday Morning on the Beach

A Small Group of Knots

Sunday was a cloudy, misty but still day. I walked down to the beach at Lundin Links and walked towards the pier at Lower Largo. There were plenty of oystercatchers, black-headed gulls and some redshanks. I also saw this small group of waders. I am not very good at identifying waders, but I think these were knots. They were similar in size to the redshank but stockier with shorter grey legs, short straight black bill, grey back and pale breast.

I also spotted these two herons on the rocks opposite Lower Largo pier. One was in a hunched up pose and the other upright and elegant.