Christine's walking & birds blog

Yesterday I spent most of the day indoors, cutting my hair and finding other odd jobs to do while cloud hung low on Ullapool hill and the high land across the loch - a small portion of which is visible from our place although we can't see the loch itself. Mid-afternoon, conditions improved and I made myself go out; Ardmair was as busy as usual but there was just space for me in the lay-by. Far out were a couple of fins - probably harbour porpoises.

The calm sea had tempted several paddle-boarders out; I wouldn't be able to even try this with my bad knee, and I felt rather envious that they were getting so close to the wildlife - even if it was mostly behind them! Here, a great skua was being curious about one paddle-board while a porpoise passed by in the background.