Scotland part two

Depending on where we are while on holiday in Scotland we try and visit Loch of the Lowes at least once. The majority of the images in this and the next Blog are from there. This part is mainly the Sand Martins and Swallows that were picking flies off the water. We also visit a small Loch to see if there are any divers unfortunately this year, we did not see any. 

Blackcap in the garden of the cottage we were staying in.

Meadow Pipit from the small Loch.

Buzzard also from the small Loch.

Some of the Sand Martins catching flies at the Loch of the Lowes.

Swallows also catching flies at Loch of the Lowes.

Great Crested Grebe also catching flies.

Buzzards above the Loch.

Clara Vale and Far Pastures

 A recent trip to Clara Vale didn’t produce Kingfisher but there was still some canny birds there. I didn’t go into the hide at Far Pastures but instead I had a walk up the lane a couple of birds stood out.

Chiffchaff from the hide at Clara.

This Mistle Thrush looked up and

this is what it saw a Sparrowhawk.

It then carried on doing what it had been doing.

My first Orange Tip butterfly of the season.

Yellowhammer.

 Buzzard. 

Crows were constantly dive bombing it.

Long-tailed Tit.

Chiffchaff in the reserve.

Blue Tit.

Female Blackcap.

My first Green-veined White Butterfly of the season.

Red Kite at Far Pastures.

Female Blackcap.

Male Blackcap.