The mixture of hills, woodland and open farm fields around Golspie should be a perfect habitat for buzzards, yet we have seen few so, this morning, on a day of brisk southwesterly winds, sudden snow showers and brilliant sunshine, I went in search of buzzards.
I walked northwards along the track of the ancient coast road, past Dunrobin Castle to a point where we had seen a buzzard before. I walked - it was too cold to stand still - and walked, and gave up, and turned back, and was about to give up altogether when....
....a buzzard called above the line of the trees. It wheeled above me, allowing several pictures....
....one of which may show a tag on its right wing.
As it continued to call another buzzard rose to meet it and they commenced a classic buzzard mating flight....
....wheeling and diving and calling to each other. They disappeared over the trees, to reappear shortly afterwards with a third buzzard.
We have seen a pair before, perhaps this pair, and seeing three at one time is heartening, but this area should be supporting many more.
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