Finally the wind and rain from the past week has moved on and the day was bright, sunny with just a few shower clouds hanging around.
Back down to the foreshore at Nairn, this time togged up with all my gear and ready to give the place a thorough going over. Nothing rare today but what I realised is how long it has been since I really worked an area, it was brilliant fun locating and identifying every bird that called or moved, I now know I had become "lazy" with my birding (as had been pointed out by Lynda as she pickes up birds I pass by with a casual glance!) So a bit of an eye opening learning experience for me today, and a real feeling of the buzz I used to get birding when I was much much younger!
As stated nothing rare or even uncommon, but the following list will show the diversity of species observed, it will be a fantastic place to do a Birding Ecosse workshop.
Birds seen (in no particular order)
1. Blackbird 2. Wren 3. Hooded/Carrion Crow hybrid 4. Pied Wagtail 5. Swallow 6. Blue Tit
7. Robin 8. Coal Tit 9. Goldcrest 10.Woodpigeon 11.Song Thrush 12. Oystercatcher
13. Herring Gull 14.Black Headed Gull 15.Shag 16. Guillemot 17.Red Breasted Merganser
18. Gannets 19.Red Throated Diver 20. Great Black Backed Gull 21.Common Gull
22. Scaup. 23. Wigeon 24.Sandwich Tern 25. Redshank 26. Cormorant 27. Pink Footed Geese
28. Curlew. 29 House Sparrow 30. Razorbill 31. Rook 32. Goldfinch 33. Dunnock
Still no sea ducks to speak of so add another 5-10 species could bring a haul of 40-50 species in a day, not too shabby!
Having other duties to perform today I had to literally grag myself away from the place today, cannot wait to get back out.
Back down to the foreshore at Nairn, this time togged up with all my gear and ready to give the place a thorough going over. Nothing rare today but what I realised is how long it has been since I really worked an area, it was brilliant fun locating and identifying every bird that called or moved, I now know I had become "lazy" with my birding (as had been pointed out by Lynda as she pickes up birds I pass by with a casual glance!) So a bit of an eye opening learning experience for me today, and a real feeling of the buzz I used to get birding when I was much much younger!
As stated nothing rare or even uncommon, but the following list will show the diversity of species observed, it will be a fantastic place to do a Birding Ecosse workshop.
Part of a Skien of Pink Footed Geese in off the Moray Firth
Seawatching Heaven! Through the scope you can see Tarbat Ness light house, exactly in the middle of the two ships.
Birds seen (in no particular order)
1. Blackbird 2. Wren 3. Hooded/Carrion Crow hybrid 4. Pied Wagtail 5. Swallow 6. Blue Tit
7. Robin 8. Coal Tit 9. Goldcrest 10.Woodpigeon 11.Song Thrush 12. Oystercatcher
13. Herring Gull 14.Black Headed Gull 15.Shag 16. Guillemot 17.Red Breasted Merganser
18. Gannets 19.Red Throated Diver 20. Great Black Backed Gull 21.Common Gull
22. Scaup. 23. Wigeon 24.Sandwich Tern 25. Redshank 26. Cormorant 27. Pink Footed Geese
28. Curlew. 29 House Sparrow 30. Razorbill 31. Rook 32. Goldfinch 33. Dunnock
Still no sea ducks to speak of so add another 5-10 species could bring a haul of 40-50 species in a day, not too shabby!
Having other duties to perform today I had to literally grag myself away from the place today, cannot wait to get back out.
Nice! Is that Dave Tanner atop the light house at Tarbet ness? ;)
ReplyDeleteI did wave but don't think he saw me! Where are you at the moment Andy? Getting anything nice?
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