Sunday, August 24, 2014


Glaucous gull back at Achnahaird

I walked out along the small headland to the east of Achnahaird Bay as the tide went out, hoping to see some waders on the exposed wet sand with the sun behind me. Sheep were my only companions. Further out on the beach beyond the river, in a drift of seaweed and debris, lay the bodies of two sheep.


Two large gulls came cruising in, and the second one was the glaucous. It flew quite close and then landed on the beach on the far side of the river - after checking me out first. (The glaucous gull seems to like following one or other of the headlands when flying in or out of the bay.) 


Three merlins were flying around calling anxiously; presumably parents and a juvenile. Returning to the car I drove on to Badentarbat. The wind spoilt the day a bit, but the sky was mostly blue and the sun was warm. It felt almost like summer.

Four sanderlings and two dunlin were on the exposed sand beyond the rocks. Redshanks and oystercatchers were present but there was no knot today.

// posted by Christine @ 11:40 AM
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