Scotland 21st April 2019

On 21st, Jayne and I visited 3 new places in Scotland. First stop was The Hermitage near Dunkeld, where we walked through the woodland and recorded just a few species: Wren, Goldcrest, Siskin, Buzzard, Grey Wagtail, Dipper (entering a nest), Chaffinch, Blue, Great and Coal Tit.

In the afternoon, we visited The Explorers' Garden in Pitlochry, where we had very similar species, and a new one, Nuthatch, and a new species of insect, a Norwegian Wasp.

Norwegian Wasp

Our final stop of the day was the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Loch of the Lowes reserve. This reserve has breeding Ospreys, which we were able to see from the hides and via  webcam. The female bird was seen incubating the eggs. Other birds seen were: Chaffinch, Great, Blue, Coal and Long-tailed Tit, Yellowhammer, Mute Swan, Mallard and Canada Goose.

We were also lucky to see a pair of Red Squirrels running around the trees near the feeding stations.

Red Squirrel

Year List update:
148 – Osprey