Sunday, November 13, 2022


There were sixteen Canada geese with whooper swans on Loch Glascarnoch; a buzzard cruised along a ridge; two meadow pipits and a stonechat were all we could see along the track - and as we crossed the dam on the way back to the car, a raven appeared and landed on the wall croaking, as though to proclaim ownership.

We drove to the wind-farm road for coffee. Across the road by the intake tower a pair of stonechats foraged.


It was then discovered that I had lost my hat, so back we went to the lay-by.  I walked along the dam - and there it was! I took a record shot because just beyond was a blackbird - which was a Loch Glascarnoch tick!


Some of the swans and all sixteen geese had moved along the shoreline to the bay just below the wall, so I hastily took a pic and then ducked back before I could disturb them.


This is the highest count I've had of Canadas here; not sure if that's good or bad. Down south, they're often seen as a nuisance. Which reminds me - there was a single Canada goose on the river earlier this year, which was a new Ullapool bird for me.

// posted by Christine @ 2:48 PM
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