The recent storms which played such havoc in parts of the UK largely missed us, though they created enough of a swell to bring in lots of seaweed to the beaches, much to the pleasure of....
....the redshanks that were working the beach below Dunrobin Castle on Tuesday morning. We've seen few redshanks recently so their presence was much appreciated.
Small numbers of eider were promenading at the mouth of Loch Fleet on Monday. In this flock there was only one male, at the front, which was in mating plumage.
The number of birds using the feeders in the garden varies hugely. At times there isn't a bird to be seen; a few minutes later, and the feeders are busy.
I have been given a very smart architect-designed, hand-made bird table designed to cope with the Scottish weather. Almost as soon as it was up the first bird arrived to sample the fare and, as expected, it was a blue tit though....
....the most common birds using it now are the goldfinches, chaffinches and....
....coal tits. This particular coal tit is of interest as it's been caught and ringed.
The recent storms which played such havoc in parts of the UK largely missed us, though they created enough of a swell to bring in lots of seaweed to the beaches, much to the pleasure of....
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