Today was our last full day of this trip and the sun shone !
I started the day with a trip to Kingscross point to look for an Otter that sadly didn’t show, but I sat and watched a Seal, a Navy Ship, Gannets, Gulls, Cormorants and Eider Ducks as the sun rose and all was good with the world,
We then took a long walk around Whiting bay and the woodland above, enjoying the birds on the beach – Redshanks, Mute Swans and Cormorants mainly before into the woods to watch the Buzzards and the Bullfinches.
Then we finished the day on the fell road out of Lamlash to see if we could see any Hen Harriers, which we did but only fleeting glimpses and no photos. However , what we did see made the day. A pair of Golden Eagles that divided their time flying together high above the mountains and Valley and landing a few feet apart and resting in the heather on the high mountain side.
Please excuse the poor quality of the photos, they were a very long way away as I hope the valley picture with their location highlighted shows.
What a great day to finish our last full day, watching a pair of the countries 400 pairs of Golden Eagles for over an hour in the sunshine.
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