Sunday, January 08, 2017
It had just begun to rain when I spotted a sea eagle flying away from us. We lost it over by the road, where a bunch of greylags flew off in panic, and then picked it up in the distance being pursued by a raven.
Later I got a better view of what was possibly the same bird.
The tail doesn't appear pure white, but I think it's too white to be one of the juveniles hatched last year; and the bill is clearly yellow, so this is probably an adult bird.
The dead dolphin was on the beach at Badentarbat. As we pulled in, a bunch of gulls (including a great black-backed) rose reluctantly from their feasting on the carcase.
Seeing a raptor gliding away from us over the moorland, I felt it looked rather long-winged for a buzzard. The picture shows some interesting features, but I'm not seriously claiming it's a rough-legged buzzard. After all, there are often common buzzards mooching about here.
I got better views today of a golden eagle, although the light was still abysmal and the bird was still very distant.
A cormorant was on one of the freshwater lochs.
Also seen: a dozen curlews, a stonechat, and a far-off but welcome gannet.
// posted by Christine @ 11:56 AM 
