13th February

Morning rain moved through by 10:00 leaving a decent day with a moderate southerly breeze; during a walk round the south end and later a drive round the lochs a few things posted their highest counts so far this year with 905 Greylag Geese, 310 Wigeon, 190 Teal and 37 Bar-tailed Godwits of note.   Other birds included 3 Shelducks, the drake Green-winged Teal on Gretchen, 4 Gadwall, 9 Pintail, 6 Shoveler, a Hen Harrier, a Knot, 18 Skylark, 4 Chaffinches, a single Common Redpoll with 32 Twite and 85 Snow Buntings.   Two Harbour Porpoise in Nouster Bay were the first of the year.

The Gretchen Shelduck pair were busy seeing off an interloper