Friday, April 25, 2025
Yesterday, two brief bouts of reeling at Keanchulish made me hopeful of seeing a grasshopper warbler today, but there was no sign, so I drove on to Knockan as I needed some exercise. Near the bottom of the trail a stonechat flew from rock to rock.....
As I approached the viewpoint, a dark bird on the path ahead turned out to be a ring ouzel.
I stopped and grabbed a pic, unwilling to disturb the bird - but some other walkers were behind me so she(?) was going to be flushed anyway; so I carried on up, and eventually she flew. I located her (or another individual) through my bins on a grassy area below (again, with limestone, I think).
Other birds: A wren and raven were both heard but not seen, a pied wagtail flew past, several meadow pipits were busy in the heather, and I looked down on a common gull flying north.
// posted by Christine @ 11:15 AM 
