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Off there tomorrow....Cant wait, should be great for birds. Anyone know if this is a good time for Dolphins, and if so, where abouts? My Mrs is mad for them...
From the beach at Chanonry Point. Arrive before half-tide (either going up or going down) and hope for a decent show. Usually locals also watching to give advice and help spot the dolphins.
On a good day you will get full breaches and the dolphins will come to within five yards of the beach.
From the beach at Chanonry Point. Arrive before half-tide (either going up or going down) and hope for a decent show. Usually locals also watching to give advice and help spot the dolphins.
On a good day you will get full breaches and the dolphins will come to within five yards of the beach.
Just got back from Scotland...The dolphins were amazing. They came to within 10 yards of the beach!!
Birding in Scotland is fantastic. We had five days of glorious weather in some of the most beautiful scenery you will find anywhere in the world.
The birds were magnificent, 90 species recorded, highlights were:=
Red Throated Diver
Black Throated Diver
Great Northern Diver
Slavonian Grebe
Eider
Goldeneye
Osprey
Red Kite
Great Skua
Arctic Skua (both morphs)
Puffin
Black Guillemot
Tree Pipit
Dipper
Common Redstart
Wood Warbler
Hooded Crow
Raven
A few questions for some Caledonian birders...
We didn't see any falcons, are they scarce?
Heard and saw at least 3 Wood Warblers, they are rare birds in the South, are they that common in Scotland?
Willow Warblers everywhere, and there was me thinking they were struggling...
No Spotted Flycatchers, was I too early?
No cresties, in spite of strenuous serching, they do exists dont they?
Couldn't find a Crossbill either.
I shall post some photos when I can be arsed to sort them out.
Paul
Cresties can be difficult, the Loch Garten car park for the track to Loch thingy (not the main car park) is as reliable a site as I know, though Forest Lodge is also pretty consistent.
Wood Warbler is fairly common in the right habitat (always plenty on Ardnamurchan): I should say you just beat the Spotted Flys up there, and falcons especially Peregrines are pretty common but the size of the landscape can make them hard to spot - distance can be misleading especially in the clear air you get in the Highlands!