Climbing in the north of Scotland over an area of scree and small boulders interspersed with heather and grass, I have encountered a party of noisy aggressive sounding blackbird-like birds. I did not see them through binocs as I was concentrating on my own safety (v.steep). I asked a local stalker what they were and he referred to them as 'mountain blackbirds'. I hasd thought that if they were Ring Ouzels, then the 'ring' would be easy to see. It was not and the main difference, other than the alarm call, was a faint whitish colouring under the wing.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?