Thursday, October 01, 2015
We went to Inverness to get 'flu jabs, and intended to go on to the movies. But that seemed a waste of such a great day, so before driving home we went out to Alturlie instead. There were between ten and fifteen tree sparrows zooming around in the hedgerow and out on the stubble field.
At least 100 wigeon were on the sea, and tantalisingly far out beyond them were three winter-plumaged grebes; probably Slavonian, but even with the telescope I couldn't be sure. Two whooper swans were on Loch Garve and two more were on Loch Droma.
Scotland is having some lovely weather, although even while you're enjoying the bright warm sunshine sudden cold currents of air are a reminder that in reality summer is gone, and the northern autumn is here.
// posted by Christine @ 10:27 AM 
