Chanonry Point - Dolphins

 A week or so ago we popped up to Chanonry Point on the Black Isle for a couple of visits, staying the night just outside Inverness. It was allegedly a good time to see the Dolphins running through after the salmon. But did anyone tell the dolphins that,

We did dee Dolphins but not in numbers, just the odd one or two and never really close.

There were always some birds about, mainly Guillemots and Gannets;

Before trying again on day 2, we had time before the incoming tide to go to the RSPB hide at Udale Bay, and as we pulled up there was an Osprey on a post!

It stayed about 15 minutes and decided to move on when the rain started.

A male Reed Bunting showed very nicely in front of the hide

Otherwise it was fairly quite as the tide was miles out, a few Shelduck, Mallards, Hooded Crow, Carrion Crow, Oystercatchers, Canada Geese were about as well as surprisingly two Pink-footed Geese.

So back to Chanonry point for a few hours, again just a couple of Dolphins turned up.

Plus Jellyfish

and passing Common Terns.

So we will have to make another visit at some point.