Buff Footman continue their colonisation of Scotland, now in VC107 #teammoth

Another NFG - Small Mottled Willow. Autumn Moths beginning to appear now in VC107 #teamoth

Three New for garden moth's recently in VC107. #teammoth Nutmeg, Slender Brindle & Chequered Peal

#highlandbirds. Nice to see juv Hawfinch with an adult in Highland.

A walk over Coul Links this afternoon.

If you go down to the woods ,

Saw my resident Robin (ringed near Inverness in jan 23 and in my garden near Dornoch since March 24) feeding his mate today, she ended up spitting out the Peacock butterfly for some more managable morsels.

Been keeping tabs on this pair of Whoopers since they first summered on a Sutherland loch in 2012, since then they have raised 16 young. In 2023 one of the pair died, i was surprised to see a pair back in 2024 , Delighted to see they have a young Cygnet this year.

Good to see these guys on my BBS today.

A few from last night VC107

A smart looking juv Mistle Thrush .

A ringed Little Ringed Plover dropped into the Mound for an hour this afternoon, still a scarce bird in Highland. Also yesterday's Tundra Bean at Nigg Bay.

3 local rares still lingering.

Some nice local birds in recent days.

The ear tufts caught my eye as i was walking by.

A nice comparison with Autumn green Carpet and Red-Green Carpet both nice fresh specimens. Amazing camouflage too.

Sat in the Dunes watching the King Eider at the mouth of Loch Fleet when 60 stunning Black-tailed Godwits came in off the sea.

wet n windy last night but it was mild so put the moth trap out still managed 12 species from 135 moths in VC107

The King is still with the main Common Eider Flock at Loch Fleet

A couple of Leps from the garden today!

I'm delighted to see one of my local pair of Ospreys back at the nest first thing yesterday morning.

Distant record shots of the young King having a well earned rest at Loch Fleet today.

Nice to see a spring Brindled Ochre in the trap this morning, 8 species from 34 , Yellow horned were the commonest with 14 .

The Dornoch first winter drake King Eider has relocated to the entrance of Loch Fleet, Whooper Swans moving through and a couple Sandwich Terns just arrived.

My first Sandwich Tern of the year at Dornoch today and 8 Little Gulls at Brora seen between squalls.

This wee Stoat stood out hunting along the shore at Loch Fleet today.

Lovely spring day in Sutherland today.

A few pics from today's recce around Dornoch, ahead of tomorrow's SOC outing.

Almost a garden tick, 2 Tundra Bean & 3 Russian Whitefronts at Achavandra this afternoon. I expect we shall see a few more in Highland as birds start to move north.

Black Scoter still at Dornoch, a drop in the wind today helped with locating it, still a tricky bird to get a record shot of though.