Well its been a funny old week, had to go over to Oban on the first ferry on Monday was treated to a view of a Tawny Owl going to Craignure then Porpoise’s and Red T Diver on the sailing then WTE on the way home. Tue/ Wed and Thursday we had barmy temperatures of 35.4 degrees but unfortunately this was the combination of the highest temps added together for the three days. However we have seen plenty great views of SEO and HH food passing and family groups of Otters playing, but what a day today. On special days we have what we call our summer 7, which is HH, Otter both Eagles and Fallow and Red Deer and SEO but we now have to add the glorious 9 as to day we saw all of the 7 and Osprey and Peregrine[ not to mention Porpoise, Peacock and our “4 Owls, Snowy Barn Tawny and Eagle ]. A very good day. To the person who cancelled because they were worried that the weather would be not conducive for wildlife today and better on Monday” I hope you see plenty and have a good day”.
The two young WTE chicks that we are watching are getting bigger and think it will only be a week or so before they make their way from the nest and start flying. 12 chicks have been ringed here on Mull this year. The GE survey by the rspb is still on going, personally I think it will be another poor year for the GE.
I have noticed that a lot of our small birds seem to have disappeared, I guess that they are still here but perhaps now going through a “ feather change “. I am spending a lot less on bird food because of this, and if this continues I will have saved enough for a Calmac breakfast, that’s assuming that I can get off the Island on the ferry with the up coming strike planned for this week.
This week I am going once again away to brush up on rarer bird I D ’s so early Friday morning I will be back at Leighton Moss looking for the rare Gallinula chloropus and Fulica atra and maybe a thermometer reading above 14 degrees . Off now to remove the solar panels off the roof and put the anti freeze back in the vehicle, [not sure why I took it out] as we head back towards winter.
The two young WTE chicks that we are watching are getting bigger and think it will only be a week or so before they make their way from the nest and start flying. 12 chicks have been ringed here on Mull this year. The GE survey by the rspb is still on going, personally I think it will be another poor year for the GE.
I have noticed that a lot of our small birds seem to have disappeared, I guess that they are still here but perhaps now going through a “ feather change “. I am spending a lot less on bird food because of this, and if this continues I will have saved enough for a Calmac breakfast, that’s assuming that I can get off the Island on the ferry with the up coming strike planned for this week.
This week I am going once again away to brush up on rarer bird I D ’s so early Friday morning I will be back at Leighton Moss looking for the rare Gallinula chloropus and Fulica atra and maybe a thermometer reading above 14 degrees . Off now to remove the solar panels off the roof and put the anti freeze back in the vehicle, [not sure why I took it out] as we head back towards winter.
