Christine's walking & birds blog

It was a warm sunny day - but only warm, nothing like the heat down south. Walking across the dunes and salt-marsh at Achnahaird as the tide fell was very pleasant. Thirteen dunlins were scanned carefully for a longed-for curlew sandpiper - nothing doing, but a knot is always nice to see.


We had the sun against us, but didn't want to walk round the waders and risk disturbing them (very easily done in this flat place with no cover). We watched them for some time and then left without flushing them.

A very flighty flock of twite (20-30 birds) was near the junction to Reiff.


A few migrant wheatears were also around on the peaty moorland.


I failed to get a decent shot, but his colours are rather nice.