The snow did not defeat!!

Just back from another wonderfully refreshing and bird-list boosting week in and around the Highlands.  Clocked up 105 species in total with highlights being Iceland, Glaucous and Ring-billed gulls, close Cresties, Black Grouse in a Spruce tree, fantastic Golden and White-tailed Eagles - and oops nearly forgot the Harlequin duck.........

The weather was kind for the most, with snow descending towards the end of the week making for an amazing walk through the forest with the sun rising behind the trees.  We even made it over to the West Coast - although had to keep running for the van during the sleet showers but were rewarded with a low fly past from a white-tailed eagle plus the ring-billed gull at Dingwall proved obliging when we stopped on the way.....


Black Grouse                                                       Red Grouse

Crested Tit

Glaucous Gull

Golden Eagle hunting

 Long-tailed Duck

Bar-tailed Godwits

Purple Sandpiper

Iceland Gull taking a bath

Dipper

Harlequin Duck

Snow Buntings

Ring-billed Gull on ice

 White-tailed Eagle fly past

Slavonian Grebe