We have a grey day here today for the solstice, light breezes and dry, so we took a walk along what's left of Golspie beach, most of the sand stripped away by the waves, at least in part to check out the area just beyond the pedestrian ramp that leads down to the beach. We were told by a couple we fell into conversation with yesterday that this was a good place to see otters. It seemed unlikely as there is a constant flow of humans with their dogs but....
....sure enough, we found the distinctive twin-tracks of an otter. The story is that they live amongst the boulders of the sea wall, and have the outflow pipe - seen in the top picture - in which to wash themselves, something they have to do in fresh water each day to maintain their coat's condition.
It was just as well that we had some excitement at the start of the walk as the beach was, otherwise, bereft of much of interest. We kept disturbing a small flock of a dozen or so ringed plovers who finally gave up, flew out to sea, and then back to the beach behind us, only to be disturbed again upon our return.
In fact there was more wildlife on the beach immediately below the town's promenade, including a couple of very fine curlews stalking the ripple marked sands.
We have a grey day here today for the solstice, light breezes and dry, so we took a walk along what's left of Golspie beach, most of the sand stripped away by the waves, at least in part to check out the area just beyond the pedestrian ramp that leads down to the beach. We were told by a couple we fell into conversation with yesterday that this was a good place to see otters. It seemed unlikely as there is a constant flow of humans with their dogs but....
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