Birding Afloat

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A personal view of nature from aboard my Narrowboat 'Quidditch'



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 πŸ΄σ §σ ’󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Saturday 25th May 2024 🌀 18C ~ NE @ 10MPH ~ Dazza and I had already planned to head over to the Cairngorms today, so when a Red-breasted Flycatcher was discovered at Craigendarroch Oak Wood in Ballater...

 πŸ΄σ §σ ’󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Friday 24th May 2024 🌀 18C ~ N @ 6MPH ~ A Marsh Warbler had been reported this morning at Whinnyfold, which was just a few miles further up the coast from yesterday's Red-spotted Bluethroat at Colliesto...

  🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Thursday 23rd May 2024 πŸŒ§οΈπŸ’§ 12C ~ NE @ 5MPH ~ It was a thoroughly dreich morning, but with the sighting of a Red-spotted Bluethroat and yet another Red-backed Shrike at Collieston it was certainly...

 πŸ΄σ §σ ’󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Monday 20th May 2024 β˜€οΈ 16C ~ E @ 4MPH ~ I took a walk today around Fetternear Woods in cloudless skies. When I walk around Fetternear, a mixture of broadleaf woodland, pine, and mixed farmland, it con...

*sub-note to my last post we arrived back on Sunday evening from our trip to the Western Isles to find the Swifts had returned to Kemnay. Several screeching overhead, a great welcome home!🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Friday 17th May 2024 🌀 19...

🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Saturday 11th May 2024 πŸŒ€  19C ~ Wind SE @ 14MPH ~ It was another beautiful day on Uist, and once again, we enjoyed glorious sunshine. We had already recorded both eagles and, of course, the sou...

🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Thursday 9th May 2024 πŸ˜Άβ€πŸŒ«οΈπŸŒ§οΈ10C ~ Wind Variable @ 2MPH ~ Today, we took a ferry from Leverburgh on Harris to Berneray, a small island connected by a causeway to North Uist. The Sound of Harris is...