Now that the lockdown restrictions have eased (a bit) I can get back to my main birding patches, Fort George, Whiteness and Castle Stuart.
I took a short trip down to Whiteness to see if there was much about. A group of Eider were in the deep water channel and nearby there were a couple of adult Shelduck with a creche of 18 chicks.
The above photo shows a few of the chicks as they were scattered far and wide, despite the adults attempts to keep them together and safe from the local gulls and crows.
Another highlight was a Wheatear. Normally I wouldn't think twice about Wheatears but this is one bird I haven't been able to pick up since lockdown so it was great to finally see one.
