SchotlandArgyll and ButePort Charlotte55°43’59” N 6°23’6” W
19 maart, Schotland ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Not a birding day in spite of the best weather yet. A tour of the Bruichladdich distillery was much more engaging than I expected and at daughter’s long-distance insistence I spent more on a bottleMeer informatie
SchotlandArgyll and ButePort Charlotte55°43’58” N 6°23’6” W
18 maart, Schotland ⋅ 🌧 9 °C
After a fine walk to the west on Machir beach and a highly recommended visit for coffee, lunch and the purchase of some very fine whisky at the Kilchoman distillery for an upcoming ‘brothers longMeer informatie
SchotlandArgyll and ButePort Charlotte55°43’58” N 6°23’6” W
18 maart, Schotland ⋅ ⛅ 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 aMeer informatie
SchotlandArgyll and ButePort Charlotte55°43’59” N 6°23’6” W 17 maart, Schotland ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Very little birding done because of the weather. Best Cullen Skink ever in a bistro in Port Ellen though. No photos.
SchotlandArgyll and ButePort Charlotte55°43’59” N 6°23’6” W
15 maart, Schotland ⋅ 🌬 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 notMeer informatie
Michael and Helen Cook I had forgotten you were birding on this trip. Hope you see lots
Reiziger Thank you. Yes, it’s an SOC trip combined with family break. Really want to see the Red-breasted Goose but must persevere.
SchotlandArgyll and ButeKennacraig55°48’23” N 5°28’57” W 14 maart, Schotland ⋅ 🌧 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 aroundMeer informatie
Reiziger Yes, blame me for one of the best whiskies you will ever taste 😂