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Cairngorm

8/5/2013

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Lovely day for heading up Cairngorm on Monday, access is still open from the top station as there is still plenty of skiing. This little chap was feeding right below the window of the restaurant. It may seem surprising but apparently the wintering Snow Buntings seen around the ski area are not the same birds that breed in the corries. The wintering birds are part of the Icelandic population and our breeding birds must head south somewhere else, perhaps the Norfolk coast. I don't really know if there is a point of crossover, but I suspect there is.
Dotterel should be returning any day now, I suspect they are already somewhere in the area on lower ground but not heard any reports. The snow cover is melting pretty fast with today's warm temps so it shouldn't be long before it clears. I will be offering guided walks weekly for small groups, these will start from the Ski area car park and last for about six hours, taking in some of the plateau around Cairn Lochan. A spectacular day out and as the season progresses a chance to see some of the special arctic plants on the mountain too.


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