Saturday, August 02, 2014
We hadn't prepared for a hill-walk so we drove north to Scourie and walked out to the headland. A fisherman hauling up his lobster pots had the close attention of a great skua.
While Greger had a nap on the cushiony heather, I explored the lower cliff to see if I could get onto the beach. The crack in the centre of the picture shows where a chunk of the ground has broken away and slipped down at some point. I gave up, leaving the stony beach to a family of rock pipits.
Also seen at Scourie: cormorants, shags, kittiwakes, three Arctic skuas flying together, twite, wheatear. We stopped at the Bone Caves car park on the drive home to see if there was any stalking information posted. As usual we looked for dippers on the stream; this is one of two.
A grey wagtail and a spotted flycatcher were also present; but we soon had to retreat, beaten by midges. Several hill-walkers coming down the path were wearing midge nets over their faces.
// posted by Christine @ 3:38 PM 
