Tuesday, December 13, 2022
We took a walk round the village on this snowy day but at 2 pm the sun had already slipped behind the highest ground across the loch, and the light was pretty poor. It was difficult to see any waders on the dark exposed rocks, and a solitary curlew was only visible because it stood out against the water. A couple of razorbills and a black guillemot were fairly close in to the shore. As we made our way across the camp-site I looked back - and saw a white-tailed sea eagle flying high above the loch and catching us up. It was an adult bird.
Greger pointed out a second bird arriving from the same direction - this time with sub-adult plumage and bill colour.
The eagles stayed high and circled for some time, occasionally coming together in what were presumably friendly encounters. Anyway, the adult eventually flew off eastwards towards the Rhidorroch estate and after a while the immature bird followed. This was a wonderful experience, although leaning back to watch the eagles when they were directly above us probably didn't do Greger's bad back any good!
// posted by Christine @ 2:02 PM 
