Willow Warbler by Graham Checkley

Arrival of Summer Migrants in 2005

from

Birdline Scotland

Willow Warbler by Graham Checkley

 

 

The table below lists some early arrival dates for summer migrants in Scotland in 2005. We need your records to make it as comprehensive as possible: please contact Birdline Scotland on 01292 611994 or send an email.

 

Last updated 30th May.

 

 

Shetland, Fair Isle, Orkney and Outer Hebrides

Highland, Caithness and Argyll

North-East Scotland, Moray & Nairn, Angus and Perth & Kinross

Fife, Isle of May, Upper Forth, Lothian and Borders

Clyde, Clyde Islands, Ayrshire and Dumfries & Galloway

Manx Shearwater

One past Aird an Runair, North Uist (OH) 17th Mar; 40 Ardvule Point, South Uist (OH) 4th Apr; 4 past Wats Ness (SHET) 7th May; one past Fair Isle 9th May

2 off Tiree (ARG) 26th Mar; 400 between Coll and Tiree (ARG) 11th Apr

One past Girdle Ness (NES) 19th Mar; 2 past Catterline (NES) 11th May

3 past South Queensferry (LOTH) & one past Anstruther (FIFE) both on 16th Apr

12 past Saltcoats (AYRS) 11th Apr, 70 off there on 21st Apr

Garganey

A drake Coot Loch, Benbecula (OH) 29th Apr; a pair Scatness (SHET) 29th Apr; a drake North Ronaldsay (ORK) 3rd May; a drake Fair Isle 4th May

A drake Poolewe (HIGH) 1st May; 2 drakes Canal Loch, Coll (ARG) 3rd May; a drake on the Wester River (CAITH) 4th May; a drake on Tiree (ARG) 4th May

A drake Lunan Bay (ANG) 19th Apr; a pair RSPB Loch of Strathbeg (NES) 29th Apr

A drake Rossie Bog (FIFE) 1st May; a drake by Linlithgow Bridge (UF) 16th May

A drake Douglas Estate (CL) 30th Mar; a drake Wards Pond (CL) 24th Apr; 2 drakes WWT Caerlaverock (D & G) 27th Apr; pair Barassie (AYRS) 27th Apr

Marsh Harrier

A female Bornish, South Uist (OH) 19th Apr; one Fair Isle 29th Apr; one St Kilda (OH) 12th May

Male & female Insh Marshes RSPB (HIGH) 17th May; a male reported Coll (ARG) 17th May

A male Loch Spynie (M & N) 25th Mar; a male Montrose Basin (ANG) 4th Apr; male and female back Tay Reedbeds (P & K) 7th Apr; male at RSPB Loch of Strathbeg (NES) 13th Apr; one SWT Loch of the Lowes (P & K) 23rd May

A male Eden Estuary (FIFE) 5th Apr; a female/imm reported near Tranent (LOTH) 18th May

A female WWT Caerlaverock (D & G) 18th Apr; a female Carbarns (CL) 16th May

Osprey

One near Uyeasound, Unst (SHET) 18th Apr; one North Ronaldsay (ORK) 29th Apr

A male back at a nest near Aviemore (HIGH) 19th Mar; one Loch Awe (ARG) 26th Mar; last year’s female back RSPB Loch Garten (HIGH) 29th Mar; bird back at nest site in Caithness on 4th Apr

 Male (returning bird first seen in 1994) & female back SWT Loch of the Lowes  (P & K) 21st Mar; 2 over Kinross (P & K) 24th Mar; one Cairnie Pier (P & K) 25th Mar; one over Haddo CP (NES) 25th Mar; one Kingston (M & N) 29th Mar

One River Tay, Newburgh (FIFE) 26th Mar; one near Lake of Menteith (UF) 28th Mar; one over Bilston (LOTH) 29th Mar; one Lindores Loch (FIFE) 4th Apr

One reported flying north near Dumfries (D & G) 24th Mar; one near Wigtown (D & G) 26th Mar; one Wards Pond (CL) 27th Mar; one Loch Ken (D & G) 28th Mar; one near Knapps Loch, Kilmacolm (CL) 4th Apr

Dotterel

3 North Ronaldsay (ORK) 1st May; 8 North Boisdale, South Uist (OH) 6th May; one Fair Isle 14th May

3 Coll (ARG) 9th May

3 Rashiereive (NES) 25th Apr; 3 near St Combs (NES) 10th May

2 Carnethy Hill (LOTH) 1st May; 7 near Broad Law (BORD) 4th May

One Tinto (CL) 10th May

Whimbrel

2 Liniclate, Benbecula (OH) 19th Apr; one Shapinsay (ORK) 20th Apr; one Mousa (SHET) 22nd Apr; c.20 over Brue, Lewis (OH) 23rd Apr; 2 Fair Isle 25th Apr; c.200 (in 3 flocks) at south end of South Uist (OH) 4th May

One Loch an Eilein, Tiree (ARG) 21st Apr, 13 on Tiree on 24th Apr; one Loch Slapin, Skye (HIGH) 21st Apr; 9 Wick (CAITH) 25th Apr; 70+ Bruichladdich, Islay (ARG) 30th Apr

2 Lunan Bay and 2 Montrose Basin (both ANG) both on 27th Apr; 3 RSPB Loch of Strathbeg & one St Cyrus (both NES) both on 28th Apr

One Aberlady Bay (LOTH) 14th Apr; one Ruddons Point (FIFE) 17th Apr; one Skinflats (UF) 19th Apr

One Martnaham Loch (AYRS) 18th Apr; 2 West Ferry (CL) 22nd Apr; 4 Browhouses & 3 Newbie (both D & G) both on 22nd Apr; 26 Ardmore Pt 3rd May & 29 Longhaugh Pt 4th May (both CL) – both record site counts

Common Sandpiper

One Benbecula (OH) 18th Apr; one Fair Isle 28th Apr; one North Ronaldsay & one Loch of Harray (both ORK) both on 30th Apr

2 Loch Sween (ARG) 11th Apr; 2 Rhue, by Arisaig (HIGH) 13th Apr; singles at Loch Clair, Torridon and Loch Sgamhain (all HIGH) all on 15th Apr; one Coll (ARG) 18th Apr; one The Oa, Islay (ARG) 21st Apr

One River Dee, Aberdeen (NES) 9th Apr; one Inchgarth (NES) 10th Apr; one River Lyon near Aberfeldy (P & K) 15th Apr

2 in the Manor Valley (BORD) 5th Apr; one Aberlady Bay, 2 Duddingston Loch & 2 Musselburgh (all LOTH) all on 17th Apr; 5 Loch Gelly (FIFE) 19th Apr

One Rouken Glen pond (CL) 10th Apr; one Dipple (AYRS) 11th Apr; one Baron’s Haugh RSPB (CL) 11th Apr; 2 Capringstone (AYRS) 17th Apr

Sandwich Tern

One North Ronaldsay (ORK) 24th Mar; one Bigton (SHET) 2nd Apr

Two Oban (ARG) 23rd Mar; one Loch Eil 25th Mar, one Tarbat Ness 27th Mar  & 6 Golspie 30th Mar (all HIGH)

One Lunan Bay (ANG) 15th Mar; 2 Ythan Estuary (NES) 25th Mar with c.20 reported there on 3rd Apr

2 Anstruther (FIFE) 25th Mar; one Port Seton (LOTH) 27th Mar; 2 Musselburgh Lagoons (LOTH) 3rd Apr; 3 Fife Ness (FIFE) 3rd Apr

One Doonfoot (AYRS) 22nd Mar; 2 Stevenston Point (AYRS) 23rd Mar; 5 The Wig, Loch Ryan (D &G) 26th Mar

Common Tern

One Lochmaddy, North Uist (OH) 18th Apr; one Grutness (SHET) 19th Apr; 2 Stronsay (ORK) 27th Apr; first Fair Isle 3rd May

Two Tiree (ARG) 2nd May

6 Tugnet (M & N) 28th Apr; 2 Loch Spynie (M & N) 2nd May; one SWT Loch of the Lowes (P & K) 13th May

One Leven (FIFE) 19th Apr; one Musselburgh (LOTH) 30th Apr; 5 Skinflats (UF) 3rd May; 3 Aberlady Bay (LOTH) 4th May; back at Leith Docks (LOTH) 6th May

5 Annan (D & G) 27th Apr; one Baron’s Haugh RSPB (CL) 30th Apr

Arctic Tern

A very early bird reported at Loch Eport, North Uist (OH) 31st Mar; one Carinish, North Uist (OH) 12th Apr; one Burray (ORK) 20th Apr; one Whiteness Voe (SHET) 26th Apr; first Fair Isle 2nd May; 1,000+ past Aird an Runair, North Uist (OH) 5th May

2 reported past Coll (ARG) 17th Apr; one Tiree (ARG) 25th Apr

One RSPB Loch of Kinnordy & 3 Montrose Basin (both ANG) both on 27th Apr; 8 Tugnet (M & N) 28th Apr; one RSPB Loch of Strathbeg (NES) 3rd May

40 past Gullane Point (LOTH) 25th Apr

15 reported The Wig, Loch Ryan (D & G) 12th Apr; 13 Irvine (AYRS) 23rd Apr; 64 past Troon (AYRS) 25th Apr; 30 Annan & 11 Newbie (both D & G) both on 27th Apr

Little Tern

One Ardivachar, South Uist (OH) 13th Apr; one Balranald, North Uist (OH) 18th Apr; 8 Loch Bee, South Uist (OH) 19th Apr

One Gott Bay, Tiree (ARG) 12th Apr, 23 seen on Tiree on 19th Apr

Two Donmouth (NES) 24th Apr; 3 Ythan Estuary (NES) 5th May; 3 Kinnaber (ANG) 10th May

One Aberlady Bay (LOTH) 12th Apr; 2 Tyninghame (LOTH) 5th May

One past Saltcoats (AYRS) 20th Apr

Cuckoo

One Bornish, South Uist (OH) 18th Apr; one Tolsta Chaolais, Lewis (OH) 28th Apr

One reported Aird, Skye (HIGH) 17th Apr; one Coll (ARG) 18th Apr; one singing above Lochgoilhead (ARG) 23rd Apr; one Tiree (ARG) 25th Apr

One The Balloch near Crieff (P & K) 27th Apr; one SWT Loch of the Lowes (P & K) 28th Apr; one near Cabrach (M & N) 30th Apr; one Loch Davan (NES) 2nd May

One Whiteadder Resr (LOTH) 24th Apr; 2 Tyninghame (LOTH) 30th Apr; one Tentsmuir Forest (FIFE) 1st May; one Leithen Water (BORD) 1st May

One reported Ardmore Point (CL) 17th Apr; one Laurieston (D & G) 18th Apr; singles singing Muirshiel CP & Locherwood Community Woodland plus one at Finnich Glen (all CL) all on 19th Apr; one Beeswing (D & G) 21st Apr; one Drumlamford (AYRS) 23rd Apr

Swift

One Fair Isle 2nd May; 3 Whalsay, one Sumburgh Head, one Unst & one Lerwick (all SHET) all on 21st May; 2 Port of Ness, Lewis (OH) 21st May

One Insh Marshes RSPB (HIGH) 25th Apr; 25 over Moine Mhor (ARG) 21st May

One RSPB Loch of Kinnordy (ANG) 26th Apr; several Aberdeen (NES) 30th Apr; one Fochabers (M & N) 30th Apr; one RSPB Loch of Strathbeg (NES) 1st May

2 Loch Gelly (FIFE) 22nd Apr; one Kilconquhar Loch (FIFE) 24th Apr; 3 near Galashiels (BORD) 27th Apr; one Port Seton (LOTH) 23rd Apr; one Duddingston (LOTH) 28th Apr; one St Andrews (FIFE) 29th Apr; 2 Bruntsfield, Edinburgh (LOTH) 30th Apr

One Baron’s Haugh RSPB (CL) 24th Apr; 3 Dalrymple (AYRS) 26th Apr; one Waulkmill Glen Resr & one Garscube Estate (both CL) both on 27th Apr; 20+ Martnaham Loch (AYRS) 1st May

Sand Martin

One Peninerine, South Uist (OH) 2nd Apr; one Graemeshall Loch (ORK) 3rd Apr; one Out Skerries (SHET) 27th Apr

5 at Upper Powder Dam, Cowal (ARG) on 23rd Mar; 2 Loch Morar (HIGH) 25th Mar; 5 seen near Fort William (HIGH) on 25th Mar; 30+ Loch Garten (HIGH) 27th Mar; one Tiree (ARG) 14th Apr

One Carsebreck Loch (P & K) 19th Mar; one near Elgin (M & N) 19th Mar; 5 Bridge of Dun (ANG) 20th Mar; 1+ Stanley (P & K) 21st Mar; 2 west at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (NES) 24th Mar; 30+ Loch Spynie (M & N) 27th Mar; first RSPB Loch of Strathbeg (NES) 4th Apr

2 west at North Berwick (LOTH) on 23rd Mar; c.50 Blair Drummond GPs (UF) 26th Mar; 14 Musselburgh & 6 Duddingston Loch (both LOTH) both on 26th Mar

One Lochwinnoch RSPB & 3 Carbarns Pool (both CL) both on 19th Mar; 80 at Strathclyde Loch (CL) on 20th Mar, c.50 there on 21st and 300+ on 28th; 13 Lincluden (D & G) 20th Mar; 6 Martnaham Loch & one Stevenston (both AYRS) both on 21st Mar; c.100 Martnaham Loch (AYRS) 27th Mar

Swallow

One Steinish, Lewis (OH) 3rd Apr; one Rubha Ard' Mhicheil, South Uist (OH) 3rd Apr; 2 Stornoway (OH) 8th Apr; first Fair Isle 19th Apr; 3 North Ronaldsay, 2 Stromness & one Rendall (all ORK) all on 20th Apr; 2 Loch of Hillwell (SHET) 23rd Apr

One reported Loch Sween (ARG) 26th Mar; 2 reported on Coll (ARG) 28th Mar; one reported on Skye (HIGH) 2nd Apr; 2 Loch a’ Phuill, Tiree (ARG) 5th Apr; one reported Staffin (HIGH) 6th Apr

One reported near Montrose (ANG) 2nd Apr; 2 Inchgarth 3rd Apr & 2 River Dee, Peterculter 6th Apr (both NES); one Stracathro (ANG) 7th Apr; one Burleigh Sands, Loch Leven (P & K) 7th Apr

2 Musselburgh (LOTH) 26th Mar; 2 near Glentress (BORD) 26th Mar; one Anstruther (FIFE) 6th Apr

One Beeswing (D & G) 21st Mar; one near Dailly 25th Mar & one Ballantrae 26th Mar (both AYRS); singles Strathclyde Loch & Hogganfield Loch (both CL) both on 28th Mar; 2 Garnock Floods (AYRS) 30th Mar; 1+ Wards Pond, one Baron’s Haugh RSPB & 2 Balgray Resr (all CL) all on 30th Mar; 28 at Baron’s Haugh RSPB (CL) 7th Apr; 60+ Balgray Reservoir (CL) 18th Apr

House Martin

2 Port of Ness & one South Skigersta, Lewis (OH) on 2nd Apr; one Rendall (ORK) 28th Apr; one Fair Isle 28th Apr

One reported Loch Awe 26th Mar & one on Tiree 27th Mar (both ARG) - earliest ever records for Argyll; 2 Portmahomack (HIGH) 19th Apr; back Scrabster (CAITH) 21st Apr

3 Catterline (NES) 20th Apr; one near Aberfeldy (P & K) 21st Apr; one Aberdeen (NES) 23rd Apr; first SWT Loch of the Lowes (P & K) 26th Apr; one RSPB Loch of Kinnordy (ANG) 26th Apr; 5 Rescobie Loch (ANG) 27th Apr

3 over Longniddry & one Port Seton (both LOTH) both on 11th Apr; one Musselburgh Lagoons (LOTH) 14th Apr; 7 Cameron Resr (FIFE) 22nd Apr; one North Berwick (LOTH) 24th Apr; 3 Balgreen, Edinburgh (LOTH) 27th Apr

2 Wards Pond (CL) 4th Apr; one Baron’s Haugh RSPB (CL) 13th Apr; one Dreghorn (AYRS) 13th Apr

Tree Pipit

One Fair Isle 19th Apr, 3 seen on 20th; one North Ronaldsay (ORK) 20th Apr; one Bragar, Lewis (OH) 23rd Apr

One Tullochgorm (ARG) 3rd Apr; one Taynish NNR (ARG) 11th Apr; one reported on Coll (ARG) 11th Apr; several singing birds noted on Speyside (HIGH) 24th Apr

One near Muthill (P & K) 12th Apr; one Dinnet (NES) 19th Apr

One Musselburgh Lagoons (LOTH) 24th Apr; 5+ Pass of Leny (UF) 21st Apr, 10+ there on 24th

4 Finnich Glen (CL) 19th Apr; 2 Rowardennan Lodge (CL) 20th Apr; one Highmains Wood, Dailly (AYRS) 20th Apr; one Mugdock CP (CL) 21st Apr

Yellow Wagtail

A Grey-headed Wagtail Fair Isle 13th May, 2 males seen on the 18th

One Ardtalla, Islay (ARG) 15th May; a Blue-headed (flava) reported The Oa, Islay (ARG) on 16th May; 3 male Grey-headed (thunbergi) on Tiree (ARG) 20th May

One RSPB Loch of Strathbeg (NES) 3rd May

One Barns Ness (LOTH) 21st Apr; male Cramond (LOTH) 22nd Apr

A Blue-headed Wagtail Ballochruin Pool (CL) 3rd May

White Wagtail

Two Eoligarry, Barra (OH) 19th Mar; one Griminish, North Uist (OH) 1st Apr; one Ness, Lewis (OH) 3rd Apr; one North Ronaldsay (ORK) 4th Apr; one Sumburgh (SHET) 17th Apr

A very early one reported Sorobaidh Bay, Tiree (ARG) 13th Mar; one reported Loch Leathan, Skye (HIGH) 15th Apr

6 Loch Leven (P & K) 10th Apr; one Blackdog (NES) 20th Apr

One Cameron Resr 2nd Apr & 2 Fife Ness 3rd Apr (both FIFE); 7 Barns Ness (LOTH) 10th Apr

One Rhu Point (CL) 22nd Mar; 2+ Maidens (AYRS) 26th Mar; 10 Doonfoot-Greenan (AYRS) 16th Apr; 13 Maidens (AYRS) 19th Apr; 40+ Ardmore Point (CL) 27th Apr; 113 counted between Cardross-Ardmore Pt (CL) 30th Apr

Redstart

One Fair Isle 20th Apr, 4 on 28th Apr; one South Ronaldsay (ORK) 21st Apr; male Baltasound, Unst (SHET) 23rd Apr

One Taynish NNR (ARG) 19th Apr; one Loch Garten 20th Apr with three at Abernethy Forest on 24th (both HIGH)

One Rattray Head (NES) 19th Apr; 2 males and 3 females reported Glen Esk (ANG) 20th Apr; one SWT Loch of the Lowes (P & K) 23rd Apr; 2 Loch Kinord (NES) 23rd Apr

A male Mellerstain Estate (BORD) 14th Apr; one Hirsel CP (BORD) 18th Apr; one Balcomie (FIFE) 22nd Apr; a female Aberlady Bay (LOTH) 30th Apr

A male singing on territory near Dumfries (D & G) 17th Apr; male Mugdock CP (CL) 21st Apr; male Muirshiel CP (CL) 22nd Apr; 3 Glen Afton (AYRS) 23rd Apr

Whinchat

A male Tolsta Chaolais, Lewis (OH) 27th Apr; first Fair Isle 2nd May

One near Kilmelford (ARG) 19th Apr; a male Kilninver (ARG) 22nd Apr; one Wester Aberchalder near Loch Ness (HIGH) 25th Apr; one Coll (ARG) 27th Apr; one RSPB Gruinart, Islay (ARG) 29th Apr

One near Comrie (P & K) 11th May; one Rattray Head (NES) 15th May

Two males near Callendar (UF) 24th Apr; one Isle of May 24th Apr; 2 Musselburgh Lagoons & one Tyninghame (both LOTH) both on 1st May; male Lomond Hills (FIFE) 7th May

A male Garnock Floods (AYRS) 20th Apr; one Glen Fruin (CL) 30th Apr

Wheatear

One Vatersay 19th Mar & singles Tolsta Chaolais on Lewis, Grimsay and Stilligarry, South Uist all on 20th Mar (all OH); first Fair Isle 22nd Mar; singles Sumburgh & Virkie on 23rd Mar and 3 at Grutness on 24th Mar (all SHET); first North Ronaldsay 23rd Mar & 2 South Ronaldsay 24th Mar (both ORK)

One Tiree (ARG) 20th Mar; 2 at The Quirang, Skye (HIGH) 20th Mar; 3 Faraid Head (HIGH) 21st Mar; 2 Morar Estuary (HIGH) 23rd Mar; 6+ on Tiree and up to 20+ on Islay (both ARG) on 23rd Mar

One Sma’ Glen (P & K) 20th Mar; one Mains of Usan (ANG) 20th Mar; one Vane Farm RSPB (P & K) 21st Mar; one Girdle Ness (NES) 22nd Mar; 2 males Kingston (M & N) 23rd Mar; male Rattray Head (NES) 23rd Mar; 6 by Mains of Usan (ANG) 24th Mar

Single males Dalgety Bay & Fife Ness (both FIFE) both on 19th Mar; two males Faseny Bridge, a male Gullane Point & one Barns Ness (all LOTH) all on 19th Mar; one on the Isle of May on 19th Mar

Early reports of singles at Mull of Galloway on 9th Mar & RSPB Mersehead on 14th Mar (both D & G); a male Carman Resr (CL) 16th Mar; single males near Dalmellington & at Dipple (both AYRS) on 19th Mar; male and female Lunderston Bay (CL) 25th Mar

Ring Ouzel

One Fair Isle 29th Mar, 12 present on 18th Apr; 7 North Ronaldsay (ORK) 19th Apr

A male reported Arinagour, Coll (ARG) 23rd Mar; one Slochd (HIGH) 25th Mar

One Sma’ Glen (P & K) 20th Mar; noted back near Ballater (NES) 25th Mar

A male Ruddons Point (FIFE) 19th Mar; two males back Lammermuir Hills (LOTH) 20th Mar, a female seen on 21st

One by Mollinsburn (CL) 21st Mar; a male Culter Waterhead (CL) 25th Mar, none noted there on 21st

Grasshopper Warbler

One Fair Isle 20th Apr; one Windwick, South Ronaldsay (ORK) 21st Apr; 2 on North Uist (OH) 11th May

One Loch Leathan (ARG) 15th Apr; one Seil Island (ARG) 22nd Apr; one reported Broadford, Skye (HIGH) 25th Apr; 2 singing Balephuil, Tiree (ARG) 26th Apr; 5 singing Kilmichael Glen (ARG) 26th Apr

2 St Cyrus (NES) 28th Apr; 4 reported Montrose Basin (ANG) 30th Apr; 2 singing Bridge of Don (NES) 30th Apr; one Loch Spynie (M & N) 2nd May; one SWT Loch of the Lowes (P & K) 2nd May

One reported Gullane (LOTH) 16th Apr; one Musselburgh Lagoons (LOTH) 23rd Apr; 2 River Almond Pools (LOTH) 24th Apr; one Kilminning (FIFE) 25th Apr; one Skinflats (UF) 26th Apr

One Royal Troon GC (AYRS) 19th Apr; one Strathclyde CP (CL) 19th Apr; one Balgray Resr & 2 Gleniffer Braes (both CL) both on 21st Apr; one WWT Caerlaverock (D & G) 24th Apr

Sedge Warbler

One reported Hoy (ORK) 19th Apr; one Balranald, North Uist (OH) 26th Apr; widespread Orkney Mainland 3rd May; first Fair Isle 12th May

One Balephuil, Tiree (ARG) 26th Apr, 7 singing birds on Tiree on 4th May; one Ullinish, Skye (HIGH) 2nd May

One Montrose Basin (ANG) 27th Apr; first RSPB Loch of Kinnordy (ANG) 30th Apr; one SWT Loch of the Lowes (P & K) 1st May; one Loch Davan (NES) 2nd May; 3 Inchgarth (NES) 4th May

One River Almond Pools (LOTH) 24th Apr; first Aberlady Bay (LOTH) 27th Apr

One Knockshinnoch Lagoons & one Martnaham Loch (both AYRS) both on 23rd Apr; one Lochwinnoch RSPB (CL) 23rd Apr, 2 on the 24th; 2 RSPB Mersehead (D & G) 24th Apr

Lesser Whitethroat

One Fair Isle 25th Apr; one Foula (SHET) 29th Apr

 

One singing Cairnie Pier (P & K) 15th May; one Fishtown of Usan (ANG) 28th May

One Isle of May 24th Apr; one Aberlady Bay (LOTH) 25th Apr; one North Queensferry (FIFE) 27th Apr