Young country diary: Silence in the hide for a rare and beautiful bird | Sachin

Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland: The hide was very busy but lucky for me someone let me look through their telescope – this bird isn’t really found in ScotlandA gargantuan flock of birds had gathered in the mouth of the River Esk. We were heading towards the Musselburgh Lagoons nature reserve, where there is a marshy wetland area made from reclaimed land. As I cycled along the track, I could hear the geese honking and chattering on the sand. It was mid-autumn and I wondered wheth