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.

The Durham Dales

 More from the Durham Dales last month.

Dipper, one of two that were on the burn.

Call of nature.

Common Sandpiper.

Not the best images of a Cuckoo you will see but the best I could get.

Pied Wagtail catching flies.

Sand Martins trying to do the same.

Stonechat.

Mistle Thrush.

Up in the Dales

 A drive up onto the Durham Dales at the beginning of the month in some sunny if blustery weather. My aim was to find Adders, which I did, and Ring Ouzel which unfortunately I didn’t however it was still a canny day out.

Female Adder.

Female Wheatear.

Male Wheatear.

Meadow Pipit.

Sand Martin.

Toad.

Black Grouse.