Sunday, 10 January 2010

Lapwing

Lapwing

There was a lapwing in the harbour area of Lower Largo. It's the first time that I've seen one there, although I have seen them further inland in Fife (near Loch Leven and also Birnie Loch). Apparently they are found at the coast in bad weather.

Saturday, 9 January 2010

Frozen Britain

I love this picture taken by NASA's Terra satelite of ice-bound Britain.

Snow on the Beach

Snow on and off since the early morning. It's not that often that I've seen snow lying on the beach like this.

Friday, 8 January 2010

Snow on Snow

The Massney Braes in Lundin Links with a covering of snow
A snow shower overnight gave a fresh covering of snow. The temperature dropped to -5 degrees Centigrade. Not as cold as in Sutherland where the temperature dropped to -22.3 degrees C. at Altnahara.

Looking across Largo Bay to Ruddon's Point

Tuesday, 5 January 2010

Wintry Sunset

Looking across the Forth from Lower Largo Pier to the Pentland Hills bathed in the afterglow.
Sunset over the Forth taken from Lower Largo Pier

Sunday, 3 January 2010

More New Visitors

Male Bullfinch
The cold icy weather has brought many more birds to the garden, searching for food including this beautiful male bullfinch (above) and the pied wagtail (below).

Pied Wagtail

Saturday, 2 January 2010

Snow at New Year

Looking across Lundin Golf Course and the village of Lundin Links to a snow-capped Largo Law.

A bitterly cold and icy start to the New Year with frequent snow showers and temperatures not rising much above zero during the day and sub-zero at night. While the main roads are being kept clear the side roads and pavements are treacherous. In our street we've long since used all the grit in the bin, and there is no sign of it being filled up again in the short term.
Putting food out for the birds two or three times a day as well as keeping the feeders and bird-bath stocked up. Lots of starlings, also blue tits, great tits, chaffinches, gold finches, dunnocks, blackbirds, and wood pigeons. We also have a robin, that we've nick-named thuggy as he tries to repel all comers, even birds several times his size.

Looking across Largo Bay to a snow storm over East Lothian.