Monday, April 06, 2015
On the way to Inverness, Greger pointed out a large flock of geese settling in a hillside field. A light aircraft then went over low and put them up again, and I was able to see my first pink-footed geese of the year. (There might have been a bean goose among them, can't say for sure.)
Later, lunching at Alturlie Point, we saw wigeon, teal, redshanks, and a dozen scaup. A great string of pink-foots came over the fields, flying towards the Moray Firth; watching them move steadily across the sky and hearing their high, yelling calls was magical. If we're not seeing any summer migrants yet at least we can still enjoy the winter birds.
// posted by Christine @ 3:43 PM 
