aythya_hybrid said:
leisurely stroll up Glen Isla - 20-25 Raven,
How far up the Glen were you for the Raven? It's only a long hop skip and a jump from my Patch and I keep looking for them there.
Kas said:
One day I will get down for the tour Delia, Green Woodpecker and Jay would be life birds for me, and in return you can come and see my Long tailed ducks whilst having a relaxing seat in the house.
You'll be welcome anytime but could you hang on to a Glaucus Gull for me. You may have noticed elsewhere I've just seen loads of Long Tailed Ducks
Those are cracking pictures, again kawwauser.
I was at Kinnordy for a couple of hours this afternoon. En route I saw 4
Common Buzzard, two flying just outside Rattray (Pondfaulds), one near the gates of Airlie Castle, which flew down onto the road with a
Wood Pigeon, I stopped well short but it flew off anyway without it's prize, then another on the Kaims of Airlie road beside Ghenty Farm. A further two were at Kinnordy, so 6 in total. Also on this road (at the large dung heap) near Cairnleith Farm, a rather nice
Grey Wagtail.
A pair of
Shoveler flew along to the west end of the Loch as I drove past - the place is absolutely hotching with both
Mute and Whooper Swans, also
Mallard, Teal, Wigeon, Tufted Duck, Pintail and
Goldeneye. A few
Goosanders, Shelduck and
Coot around too. Just a single
Grey Heron flew across on the far side.
I'd heard that an
Iceland Gull had been seen recently, but my informant today said he hadn't seen it. However, very patiently, I scoped through the large raft of Gulls (I don't
do gulls normally)
Black Headed, Common, juvenile ers..... and then I found it a Lifer for me.
Blue and Great Tit outside the Gullery Hide, but I didn't have time to do anything else
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