Monday, June 24, 2019
The report of a blue-cheeked bee-eater on wires at Achnahaird tempted me to a rare twitch. Greger was up for it so we called in at Tesco for provisions and set off in pouring rain for one of our favourite places.
It rained the whole time we were out there, but we took a walk anyway along the backs of the houses at Brae of Achnahaird and out onto the beach. We got absolutely soaked. We then drove slowly round the loop scanning wires, walls, bushes, and posts.
A golden plover was a nice sight where the road climbs high - a snipe was also here, and a red-throated diver was down on the loch.
When we got home I googled the relevant words and got RBA's website; it mentioned the bee-eater on the news summary for yesterday, adding that it "soon vanished". Oh well - it was a nice way to while away a rainy day.
// posted by Christine @ 10:20 AM 
