Saturday 11 February 2017
Moray Firth
We had to change plans today - with continuing overnight snow it made sense to head for the Moray Firth where the forecast was much better.
On the way to Nairn we came across 12+ Red Grouse, a Peregrine and a couple of Red Kites
At Nairn we saw our much-needed Hooded Crow, Long-tailed Duck, Shag, Eider and hundreds of Pink-footed Geese.
At Findhorn Bay we saw a Sparrowhawk and a Merlin but the highlight had to be the single Twite,one of over 30 seen, sitting on a post just ahead of us. The ID opportunities were immense.
At Findhorn village we were rewarded with good views of Velvet Scoter.
At Burghead we added Red-throated Diver and Gannet to our impressive day list.
The afternoon session was somewhat underwhelming with surprisingly few birds at Lossiemouth and Spey Bay.
At Lochindorb things picked up again with 10+ Goldeneye and another Goosander showing well.
A very good decision to rearrange our programme!
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