Garden Birds

Wheatear Foxwood Isle of Skye, David  McGough Junior

 Not too many of us can boast Wheatears in their garden

5 days near Lowestoft

Had big plans before we went,  Kessingland,  Lowestoft Industrial area, Cliffs,   Wheatears,  Black Redstarts,   lots of other migrants.   Arrived Monday no time to do anything,  wednesday found 60 Sand Martins going ballistic,  took some photos of them then went to step over a sleeper and slipped on some slime came down with my back on the edge of the sleeper,  couldn't walk,  spent 3 hours in A and E,  result,  broken rib,  damaged nerve,  and other soft tissue damage.  End of birding,  dancing? general fun.

Birds around the Ingrebourne This Week

5 Red Kite this Spring

Common Redstart

Buzzard and Crow

Water Rail

Brimstone

Norfolk Beauties end of March

Ullinish Isle of Skye

Could have stayed there,..  another world from their city life,  I think it will suit them.   Scenic views from every window although not a lot of trees,  but if you want trees they are only 15 minutes away at Dunvegan.  With 5 minutes walk to the sea and a mild climate and more friends in 4 months than 12 years in Chelmsford it IS a completely new world.   At the time we stayed in February I was surprised at the lack of small birds,  no flocks of finches no flocks of Starlings and things like that,   but around the feeders that most people have you get some Blue and Great Tits, Robins , Blackbirds, House Sparrows, Dunnocks, Chaffinches, Thrushes, surprisingly plenty of Reed Buntings,   in their wood I always found Woodcock and Roe Deer.    Buzzards seem to be fairly Common,  Sea Eagles and Golden Eagles can be seen anywhere on the Island,  and both species do fly by the house occasionally as I found out.   They are going to let me know what it is like when the migrants return,  Wheatears,  Whinchats, Ring Ouzils, all breed there,  in what capacity?     The road from Ullinish to Portree is hair raising but stunningly beautiful.   There is a lot I could say about this place,  another time.

Cuillins from the window

Near Dunvegan

from the garden

Cuillins

Shag

Sea Eagle and Golden Eagle passing

David Junior

Golden eagles David Junior

Sea Eagle D Junior.

Goosander with large Fish

Otter

Hoody

Purple Sandpiper

Buzzard

Whooper Swans Loch Suardal

Blck Guillimot

Heron

Golden Eagle over House

Roe Deer in Garden

Tom and Jerry the lawn mowers

With Katrina

Macleods Tables from the garden

off to see the Eagles

Captain Peter and neighbour