Monday, 23 January 2017

23/01/17 Scotland Day 2

It was Coastal day today as we headed out to the Moray Firth.
Lots of birds to see today - in fabulous weather.

  • The Divers were there in good numbers with plenty of Red-throated Divers and Black-throated Divers.  There was at least one Great Northern Diver.
  • We were lucky to see a couple of Iceland Gulls with a 1st winter bird at Burghead and a 2nd winter bird at  Lossiemouth east beach.
  • By far the handsomest bird was the drake Eider - this species was present in large numbers.
  • Incredibly there was a single Hooded Crow early on - a rarity on this coast.
  • Grey Partridge, Corn Bunting, Shag, Red-breasted Merganser, Long-tailed Duck, Goldeneye, etc helped make up an impressive day list of well over 60 species.



A terrific second day with stunning scenery and loads of birds.






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