Christine's walking & birds blog

The beach and the machair at Achnahaird brought a single curlew and a flock of small waders in flight - ringed plovers probably. As I walked back across the cliffs in a slight drizzle, hoping for waders to be brought in by the weather, a duck came flying into the bay and landed on the water. I cheered up when I realised it was a common scoter - probably a juvenile.

The scoter then tucked its head back and went to sleep - only waking up when a diving shag surfaced right next to it. It seemed to be drifting to the left, so I walked on to the car park and eventually got some closer photos there.