I visited the former hide near Burleigh Sands, Loch Leven NNR, to find it was demolished! A viewing screen is being built which unfortunately won’t offer seats. However I tried out my new lens to take photos of the birds. I took many, many photos. These two are my favourites, the first as it amused me and the second as it clearly shows the features of the Whooper Swans.


- Shutter speed: 1/1000s
- Aperture: ƒ/6.3
- ISO: 800
- Focal length: 500mm
- Camera: PENTAX K-3 Mark III
- Location: 56° 13.02294′ 0″ N 3° 24.09882′ 0″ W