Saturday, November 22, 2014
Two awful shots that just about sum up how I feel. Late afternoon yesterday, a hirundine was seen from the garden - but mostly against the sun, so it was just a silhouette with no details. But it's obviously not a swallow and is most likely a house martin.
Today, Greger suggested a drive down the coast. Four distant Slavonian grebes were in Gruinard Bay. On Little Loch Broom, drake mergansers in breeding plumage were displaying to females and there was at least one great northern diver.
Back in Ullapool, the rain began to fall as we drove along the harbour-side. Among the large gulls drifting above the town and beach was a white winger. The light by now was almost non-existent and the rain was quite atrocious; but from what I could see the gull might be the long-staying glaucous from Achnahaird.
I'll try again tomorrow, but the weather forecast isn't promising. Short days and lack of light are bad enough without rain to make everything more dismal.
// posted by Christine @ 9:14 AM 
