Friday 13 May 2011

Loch Fleet







13 May - An evening visit to Loch Fleet, north of Inverness, in calm sunshine, and excellent views of some speciality birds - on the pool by the A9, 7 migrant Greenshanks (2) seen with 5 Redshanks and at least 6 Common Sandpipers - on the south shore of the Loch 50+ Bar-tailed Godwits( 3) and 15+ Knot (4) present. 2 Sandwich Terns seen, also 30+ Eider (5,6 JM) and a few Red-breasted Mergansers. Teal and Pintail also seen. A really scenic spot with the backdrop of the mountains of Sutherland.

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