Friday, January 18, 2019
Yesterday: Under fresh snow, the stalkers' path leading towards Cul Mor invited a moorland walk on this brilliant, windless day.
I got as far as the first lochan and then found the going icy, so turned back. But after a fairly grim, grey start to the year, this was a welcome outing under blue skies.
Today we drove to Loch Droma and walked across the dam and along the pipeline. A buzzard was the only bird of note; and on the way back we noticed what I think must be a kind of cattle-cake meant perhaps for the deer. Not sure - but the robin and a dunnock were finding it good to eat.
Driving on to the Loch Glascarnoch lay-by we failed to spot any black grouse, but there were at least 19 whooper swans on the loch with four Canada geese; and an insistent "syoo" call alerted me to a reed bunting - my first at this site, and a first for the year.
Heading for home, we stopped to admire distant An Teallach - and spotted a golden eagle over the snowy shoulder of a nearer hill.
I lost the eagle against the hillside where it cruised over seven or eight red deer, foraging on very steep slopes.
// posted by Christine @ 1:06 PM 
