Wednesday, January 24, 2024
My obsessive scanning of dip-feeding gulls at the southern end of Ardmair beach finally paid off this morning. Watching from the car, I thought I glimpsed a tiny gull among the black-headed gulls and ventured a short walk to the houses. This gave me no shelter at all as the strong wind was coming straight off the sea, but after a while I could see that there was a smaller bird - probably a little gull. By this time I was freezing, so I went back to my car and drove away to have my lunch; but seeing no-one at Stonechat (one of the holiday homes) I pulled into their lay-by and watched the gulls from behind the fence. My pictures were all rubbish, so I snapped a hovering kestrel instead (a snow-streaked Ben Mor Coigach in the background). The ferry was seen, outward bound for Stornoway.
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