Christine's walking & birds blog

There was time for a short walk today so we drove up to the mast above the Braes of Ullapool and followed the hill path through the plantations. The "chip" call of crossbills were soon heard, and we eventually saw two adults and at least one other bird.



The crossbill below detached the cone from the tree and then edged along the branch with it before starting to feed.


Some snatches of crossbill song were also heard. In a large flock of chaffinches, at least one redpoll was present - the first I've seen for ages.  It was pretty wet underfoot and although it stayed dry for our walk, as we drove back down to the village the rain began to fall.