Strathdearn aka Findhorn Valley came up trumps this afternoon, with perfect eagle conditions and a grey sky excellent for scanning. Almost immediately as I arrived I picked up a pair of adult Golden Eagles high to the west, circling until several thousand feet up. Within minutes two more appeared in the opposite direction and slightly closer. Both immature birds with a lot of white on the tails, possibly a new pair bonding. Not long after, another eagle appeared, this time low against the hillside, lumbering along the flight distinctive...a young White-tailed! All within the space of about 15 minutes!
The pair of adults reappeared several times to the west, and another immature flew across to the east, this bird different from the pair seen earlier. Already a total of 6 different eagles.
Possibly this same bird was seen again heading west some time later.
Three Peregrines scrapped noisily overhead, seemed to be a pair seeing off an intruder, perhaps one of last years young, while a male Ring Ouzel sang from a dead tree on the hillside behind us. Fantastic birding, there must have been in excess of 40 people up there today enjoying the sights, there'll be a burger van there next.
It was an excellent afternoon for the guests of The Grant Arms BWWC who joined me, well worth the visit!
The pair of adults reappeared several times to the west, and another immature flew across to the east, this bird different from the pair seen earlier. Already a total of 6 different eagles.
Possibly this same bird was seen again heading west some time later.
Three Peregrines scrapped noisily overhead, seemed to be a pair seeing off an intruder, perhaps one of last years young, while a male Ring Ouzel sang from a dead tree on the hillside behind us. Fantastic birding, there must have been in excess of 40 people up there today enjoying the sights, there'll be a burger van there next.
It was an excellent afternoon for the guests of The Grant Arms BWWC who joined me, well worth the visit!
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