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Rick Goater
Rick Goater

Rick Goater

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  • Rick GoaterIslay birdingVoyageur
    The American Monument on the Oa
    The words.Foggy on the Oa.A story of heroism.Watching Twite.Some ancient culture on the drive north.O e of four carved lions that had had their heads removed. Why?

    A day on the Oa

    18 mars 2024, Écosse ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C

    A party of five drove to the Oa - a cliffs bulbous peninsular, good for raptor species. Fog was a problem for much of the time and no eagles performed for us. We did see a female Hen Harrier and had a very brief view of a probable Merlin from the vehicle on the way. The fog cleared occasionally to give glimpses of impressive cliffs.
    Birdy highlight was about 20 Twite, some males sporting lovely pink rumps and several birds also sporting a mixture of colour rings on their tarsi. Good, distinctive calls as well.
    More Cullen skink in Port Ellen followed and then a scenic drive north checking bays for divers etc. Must have seen a total of 15 Great Northerns and some views of very smart foraging Red-breasted Mergansers. Rock Doves gave good views - really lovely birds in comparison with their feral relatives and we watched a relaxed foraging otter diving amongst the rocks and seaweed.    En savoir plus

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  • Rick GoaterIslay birdingVoyageur
    View from the caravan
    Whitefront - these will have overflown the Greenland icecapBarnacle Grese - from GreenlandWatching Pintail ducks.

    Loch Gruinart

    15 mars 2024, Écosse ⋅ 🌬 8 °C

    A windy but sunny day in the Loch Gruinart area. Barnacle Geese in their hundreds and also many lovely Greater White-fronted Geese of the Greenland subspecies feeding in the rougher grasslands. A not too thorough search along the roadsides for the Red-breasted Goose amongst the Barbie’s but it was not found. Maybe tomorrow. A female Hen Harrier was nice to see and some of the party saw a White-tailed Eagle and a dozen Choughs at Ardnave Point.
    Lunch at the Oyster Shed on the east side of the loch was a nice break from the windy birding.    En savoir plus

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  • Rick GoaterIslay birdingVoyageur

    Queuing at Kennacraig

    14 mars 2024, Écosse ⋅ 🌧 8 °C

    A drive with the caravan from near Stirling. Pretty wet and pelting with rain as we wait for the ferry, the timing of which has been put back and put back several times. Due to land on Islay around 8pm and then a bit of a drive to the booked site. Will be no fun setting up in the dark and the rain and then eating probably as late as 10:30.
    Footnote: I was quite right about setting up in the dark and the rain. Absolutely black and we’d forgotten head torches. Using the light on the phones meant we did jobs one handed. Hey ho, tomorrow may provide us with a Red-breasted Goose amongst all the Barnacle Geese at Loch Gruinart.    En savoir plus

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