Large numbers of birds on the move on #isleofcoll today, including:

4 white-fronted geese
15 barnacle geese
3 crossbills
60 redwings
120 fieldfares
16 coal tits
30+ chaffinches
4+ dunnocks
21 goldcrests
1 grey wagtail

Also interesting were a water rail and 3 treecreepers #birdingscotland

A tired looking Pale-bellied Brent goose on Torastan, #isleofcoll this evening. Lots of turnstones and ringed plovers and one curlew also.

#BirdingScotland

Oban - Coll ferry today:

3 storm petrels
2 white tailed eagles
3 Manx shearwaters
1 great northern diver
12 barnacle geese
4 eiders
Plenty of auks, gannets and kittiwakes as well

#BirdingScotland

Two goshawks displaying just outside of Fintry this afternoon around 16:30 #BirdingScotland #clydebirding

Whinchat at Kvismaren Nature Reserve in Sweden

Grasshopper warbler reeling just behind my garden in #fintry! First time I’ve heard one here. #birding #birdingscotland

Wrapping up a glorious sunny week on #isleofcoll. Lots of white-tailed eagle sightings with at least 2 adults and 1 immature bird on the island right now. Other raptors doing well with a pair of hen harriers, pair of buzzards and a male Merlin being seen frequently. #birding #birdingscotland

Female emperor moth on the wall of the Coll hotel last night

Seeing what I assume is the same male Merlin every day now on #isleofcoll - no sign of a female but hopefully they’ve established a territory! First sand martins, 10 red-breasted merganser, 4 teal, 2 common redpoll and 1 rook the most notable sightings today #birding #birdingscotland

Day 2 on #isleofcoll - a male Merlin hunting in front of the house topped off yesterday evening nicely, a great day for raptors. Also had a GND moulting into summer plumage which was nice. Lots of willow warblers around the island now and another swallow #birding #birdingscotland

First day of a week on #isleofcoll today and already off to a great start! Had white-tailed eagle and hen harrier from the house along with plenty of smart wheatears flitting about. First swallow of the year from the ferry and two puffins as well! #birding #birdingscotland

Some dodgy record shots of a hawfinch in Dunkeld today - part of a larger group of about ten very vocal birds feeding in the tree tops #bird #birding #soctland #birdingscotland #hawfinch

Another species that’s worth looking for establishing territories in the early spring is the Marsh Harrier. Learning their call might help as well - have a listen to this
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Snow buntings on Cairngorm mountain