Christine's walking & birds blog

We drove down to Contin and took a walk in the forest, aiming for Loch na Crann and hoping for dragonflies. The loch was pretty, with lots of white water lilies giving it the feel of a large pond. But there were no dragons. A jay was notable because we don't see them over west and, back at the car park, a spotted flycatcher was only the second I've encountered this year.

Along a shady path by a tangle of undergrowth, I felt sure that I'd heard the faint reeling of a grasshopper warbler. It was difficult to tell exactly where it had come from, and Greger couldn't help because it's one of the sounds that unfortunately, he just can't hear any longer (too high a pitch). After a pause came another short burst but it was still very faint. Perhaps it was just a large grasshopper!