I was up in Bowmore today ('up country') and every farm en route was buzzing with activity ahead of tomorrows sheep and lamb sale. Over 5000 animals are expected to be sold - the island will sit slightly higher in the water on Saturday! Happily, as restrictions have eased, there ought to be tea and home baking at the sales again. The highlight of the day.
Back to birds.
Clive was scanning through over 750 small waders at the western side of Loch Gruinart when a peregrine disturbed the lot. He also spotted 6 pale-bellied brents on one of the high tide islands on Loch Gruinart. Their arrival is always exciting to me, they are real heralds of the changing seasons: It isn't officially summer until the swallow is seen, and it isn't officially autumn until the pale-bellied brents arrive. Somebody needs to tell the swallows to get a wiggle on.
Back home in Port Wemyss a robin was singing loudly outside the house this evening. It is still very mild here so plenty insects active for the birds to feed on.
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