Sunday, October 06, 2024
Greger, having received his card for ChargePlace Scotland (enabling him to use other chargers than Tesla's own), wanted to try it out at Knockan Crag. I said I'd go with him for the ride and to look for possible migrants in the trees there. Having successfully plugged in, we walked a short way up the trail and I spotted what looked like a chunky bird on a treetop in the small conifer plantation that surrounds a house down near the road. It was a male crossbill - the first crossbill I've seen here.
I wondered if they are wandering further from the coniferous plantations "east of Ledmore", that have recently been drastically harvested, in search of food - but crossbills are known to roam about, and in any case, what was a first for me is not necessarily a first for them! It was only by chance that I happened to spot one today.