Loch Mey, Caithness

 On our trip up to Caithness we paid two visits to the Loch of Mey. This has a great hide overlooking the loch. It's an 800m walk from the road to the hide through a couple of gates at the start and some rather aggressive looking (but not!) sheep.

The walk to the hide can be muddy and rough, so wear suitable footwear! On the walk there were plenty of Skylark:

and Meadow Pipit:

On and around the loch were, Lapwing;

Curlew;

Some Pink-footed Geese dropped in on their way to Greenland,

Plenty of Roe Deer,

Wigeon, Teal, Shoveler, Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Common Gull, Black-headed Gull, Reed Bunting and a solitary Snipe:

There are also good views of Dunnet Head,

and Castle Mey,

Oh and some of the aforementioned Sheep!