Scouser in the Highlands (1 Viewer)

[COLG]

Doesn't seem to be a lot happening in the North West at the moment so I thought I'd mention that I'm in Inverness at the moment seeing what's happening around here . A visit from a Little Egret has caused much excitement hereabouts , even making the local papers . We've visited a few local forests without so much as hearing a bird, so Crested Tits and Crossbills seem to be avoiding us ( nothing unusual there then !) As usual for the Black Isle there's a few birds of prey around and lots of waders along the shoreline . Here's a few pics -

 

[Marcus Conway - ebirder]

Crested tits were visiting the feeders at Loch G yesterday.
Cheers.

 

[Sandra (Taylor)]

Crested tits were visiting the feeders at Loch G yesterday.
Cheers.

We're just back from a week in Boat of Garten and the day I was in the woods looking at the feeders, there were loads of coaltits & some chaffinch. No crested tits. Will look in my diary and see which day it was. A photographer was just dismantling his kit as I arrived and said there wasn't much about. But ... Oh, how I love those woods in autumn and winter when the centre is closed.

Went up to Findhorn oe day but chose the wrong day both for the weather - extrememly windy with the water very choppy - and it was high tide so no waders at all. In fact we saw very few waders all week but we didn't go to the coast again.

 

[COLG]

Unfortunately didn't stay long enough on this occasion to pursue the Crested Tits and won't be going back until next April . Did see a few waders at Chanonry Point and Alturlie and I'll update this thread every time I go back if people are interested . Here's a few more birds that I encountered on this trip .