Sunday 28 February 2016

We went north......

Another great week with Heatherlea - this time a bit of wandering around Strathspey and three days up to Caithness.....  So Cresties, Ducks and Divers with the odd gull thrown in........

Red Grouse almost posed



Teal and Redshank did pose....... although the American Wigeon didn't put in an appearance




Could have spent all morning around Scrabster harbour - nine Great Northern Divers, Black Guillemot, Iceland Gull and a Red-breasted Merganser












Even a Buzzard sat obligingly....



Checking the gulls feeding along the shore line at low tide ....  possible Bonapartes Gull?????


and a brave surfer???


We headed back south across Forsinard, chased by snow showers, finding the original stag party......



Checked out a few more harbours along the way to Inverness







The Long-tailed Ducks at Burghead obviously thought spring was sprung...




and so back to the Cairngorms - looking gorgeous in the sun


Cresties, Coal Tits and a Goldcrest were amongst those enjoying the weather at Loch Garten







and ended the week in a favourite place - Strathdearn




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