Friday, May 03, 2024
Another warm and sunny day - although it was also extremely windy. In the morning I walked the river spit and then the length of the dog-walking field (for the umpteenth time this spring) but nothing new was seen or heard. After lunch I drove north to the Keanchulish Estate - and as I got out of the car, I was thrilled to hear the reeling of a grasshopper warbler start up from the bog myrtle beyond the fence. Magical!
Several willow warblers were singing, a buzzard cruised across the hillside, and a cuckoo was heard but not seen.
Yesterday: A sedge warbler was singing in the village, down by the loch.
It'll be interesting to see if we get whitethroat - I don't recalling seeing them last year. Meanwhile, I'm in disbelief that I've somehow missed pink-footed geese this year. I think I've seen them on their migration north every other spring we've lived here. I fear they're all gone now. :o(