Glencoe and Onich

We took ourselves away and had a few days over on the west coast, staying in Onich just south of Fort William. The weather forecast looked terrible, but as it happens we got away with it just having a late afternoon when the heavens opened and we scurried back to the hotel.

Not much birding done but we went on a couple of walks and enjoyed the scenery!

Lochan:

Inchree Falls:

Red Deer at Loch Eil

Fife Ness & Kilminning NR

 Just a few shots from a trip out to Crail and Fife Ness:

Curlew keeping an eye on an Oystercatcher,

Dunnock,

Goldfinches,

A Buzzard posed nicely for us,

Kestrel over the golf course,

Curlew again

and Oystercatchers.

Sparrowhawk having a rest after chasing some Redshank and Turnstone around the rocks, sadly for him no lunch!

Finally a nice shot of the Isle of May from the hide.

A Stormy Eastfield (Kirkcaldy)

 Tail end of storm Babet at Seafield......

Loch of the Lowes (October)

 A few highlights from a visit to Loch of the Lowes (SWT) with Jo & Jimmy a couple of weeks back:

Great views of Red Squirrels on this visit,

and Great Crested Grebe, now in their winter plumage,

Goldeneye on approach,

undercarriage down,

touchdown.

A quick turn around and off again!

A female Goldeneye cruising by,

the the Grebe came in for its close up.

The sun on the far shore of the Loch.

More Squirrel action:

A mean looking Nuthatch.

Fly by by two Whooper Swans, photos courtesy of Tina (I was on the loo!!)

And finally the Grebe catching its supper in the fading light.

As always a lovely day out at the Lowes.