Sunday, October 23, 2022
A hunt for crossbills east of Ledmore proved fruitless, but we enjoyed a walk near Loch Craggie in warm sunshine.
We saw bullfinches, siskins, a raven, a buzzard, and our first redwing and fieldfares of the autumn. On the drive back we put up a flock of small birds from the roadside, consisting of goldfinches, redpolls, a pair of stonechats, and a reed bunting - only my second this year.
The redpolls in particular seemed interested in something between the stones of the road surface (as the crossbills had been, back in January). It can't be salt at this time of the year!
This was our first real outing after two weeks of flu and although our walk was short it was a tonic just to be in the great outdoors again, with a wide sweep of country and sky around us and no other walkers.
// posted by Christine @ 11:59 AM 
