Scotland 2021 (6 Viewers)

[Original PaulE]

Well just back from a post lockdown trip to Scotland, luckily the border opened up 2 days before we had booked some months ago!!
We had 2 locations firstly in Dumfries at a nice Bed & Breakfast for 3 days then up further North in a Cabin near Badachro!
Saw some excellent birds including both Eagles, all three Divers, Bonxies, Dippers etc etc
I will be doing some Blog Posts which I will share here (I share in multiple places so it's easier to do it rather than write loads of separate reports, it's also a good way to present some of the many thousands of pictures we took without having to resize them )

First post below is the journey up and a walk around Caeverlock National Nature Reserve

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There will be more posts when I've sorted the thousands pictures I've taken!!

 

[Original PaulE]

Day 2
Visit to Eskrigg Nature Reserve and the Grey Mare's Tail waterfall today!
Nice to see a Dipper and a cracking Wheatear but was mostly about the views today even if it did nearly kill us getting to the top to see them!!
Full report with quite a few pics on the blog at the link below.

Of Birds & Cake the Blog of Paul

A place to read about my Birding and Cake Making Exploits!

birdsandcake122.blogspot.com

 

[foresttwitcher]

Good stuff, Paul.
Your "Fungus" looks to be an old Birch Polypore.
The first "Flower by Margie" is Wood Sorrel.

 

[Original PaulE]

Good stuff, Paul.
Your "Fungus" looks to be an old Birch Polypore.
The first "Flower by Margie" is Wood Sorrel.

Thanks for the info,I have no knowledge in these areas but enjoy seeing them!

 

[Original PaulE]

Day 3, our final day in Dumfries and Galloway this was a short visit on the way further north, but has convinced me to visit again in the not to distant future with plenty of sites to explore, we visited the Galloway Forest Park and then down to the Mull of Galloway in this Instalment, some nice Seabirds at the latter although the height of the cliffs made good pictures difficult and we managed to find a Wood Warbler in the Forest, one of my favourite things watching them sing, the way their whole body shakes is brilliant
A more detailed report and lots of pics, bit to many of the Wood Warbler to be honest on the blog at the link below

Of Birds & Cake the Blog of Paul

A place to read about my Birding and Cake Making Exploits!

birdsandcake122.blogspot.com

 

[Original PaulE]

Shorter post for Day 4 as was mostly spent travelling, but some nice sightings when we arrived at our destination notably a Black Guillemot and a Red-breasted Merganser outside the living room window!! Some very nice scenery as well as we moved north into more mountainous country
Few pics on the blog at the link

Of Birds & Cake the Blog of Paul

A place to read about my Birding and Cake Making Exploits!

birdsandcake122.blogspot.com

Cheers

 

[Original PaulE]

So Day 5, Beach day! Or so it turned out, love the beaches in Scotland, no sun bathers but plenty of waders, Wheatears and best of all Great Northern Divers just off shore, quite pleased with some of the pics! Some other highlights a White-tailed eagle that was camera shy,a Bonxie having a bath and a Hoody and a Gull having a tear up, Great Sceneary as per usual and a dip in the hot tub!!!

A fuller report and a lot of pics on the blog at the link below!

Of Birds & Cake the Blog of Paul

A place to read about my Birding and Cake Making Exploits!

birdsandcake122.blogspot.com