There was a biting easterly wind and a dark morning that saw six of us at Dingwall Ferry Point and the tide was very far out. Still it came rushing in quickly enough and we had some good close views of the waders who like to sit tucked into the mud banks of the Peffery at this turn of the tide. Notable was the single Black-tailed Godwit ( who has been around for a few weeks now) spotted by Lesley amongst the Redshank and Dunlin. There was a solitary Greylag Goose out on the sand and we worried about about that one… a few Shelducks, Little Grebes, Wigeons, Teals, Lapwings and Golden eyes and a small group of Pink-footed Geese flew past but the birds were pretty scarce. The feeders had all the usuals including Tree Sparrows. There were hundreds of Shelducks and Oystercatchers on the way to the business park at Alness and we checked out some bushes holding Yellowhammers. Pat showed us his thermal imaging camera which pointed out about 30 small warm bodies in the centre of a bush. Apart from two more Black- tailed Godwits, the roost was the quietest I've seen it.
The plan was to go down to the Dalmore roost but the road was blocked by roadworks and we couldn't even walk there. So we decided to call it a cold, dark, quiet but rewarding day! 45 species were recorded
The plan was to go down to the Dalmore roost but the road was blocked by roadworks and we couldn't even walk there. So we decided to call it a cold, dark, quiet but rewarding day! 45 species were recorded
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