With Ian Wallace from Sligachan to Beinn Dearg Mheadhonach and Mhor, then he continued to Glamaig. Good for birds: skylark, golden plover on the ridge up. Dotterel on the ridge up. I was so surprised I took a couple of pictures as proof. Do they really breed there? Wheatear at the summit of Beinn Dearg Mhor, and a hen ptarmigan with four very alarmed tiny chicks just beyond. On the way down there were lots of ring ouzels, and just before I got back to the car, woodland birds, including real blackbirds. There were also dark green fritillaries and a mountaineering sheep silhouetted on the ridge. Why grazing is still permitted on such eroded hills I’ve no idea.
With Ian Wallace from Sligachan to Beinn Dearg Mheadhonach and Mhor, then he continued to Glamaig. Good for birds: skylark, golden plover on the ridge up. Dotterel on the ridge up. I was so surprised I took a couple of pictures as proof. Do they really breed there? Wheatear at the summit of Beinn Dearg Mhor, and a hen ptarmigan with four very alarmed tiny chicks just beyond. On the way down there were lots of ring ouzels, and just before I got back to the car, woodland birds, including real blackbirds. There were also dark green fritillaries and a mountaineering sheep silhouetted on the ridge. Why grazing is still permitted on such eroded hills I’ve no idea.
