Well today's weather didn't have much to offer, but Skye's wildlife did! A heavy hail storm wasn't the most auspicious start to today's Tour but we soon left it and Portree behind and within 15 minutes had a young Sea Eagle over the roadside forest. It's presence brought up the local pair of Golden Eagles, and only a few fortunate gusts of wind kept the Sea Eagle out of talons reach as the Goldens were clearly not keen on it being there.A short while later there were Red-Throated Diver in the foreground, Red Deer on the beach, and another pair of Golden Eagles cruising the hillside. This time the Eagles were on the receiving end as they were buzzed by a pair of Hoodies.
Golden Eagles numbers five and six came soon after, the male bird enjoying the windy conditions and putting on a few stoops for us. I will at this point mention Golden Eagle number seven simply for the sake of completeness - it was a distant speck and only seen by me.
A huge flock of over 40 Whimbrel was the ornithological highlight of the day, being one of the biggest groups of this passage migrant in Skye this year.A forlorn single Whooper Swan graced the small loch, lagging well behind his migrating pals. The day ended with two distant and unspectacular Sea Eagles . . . . well it would have been greedy to wish for more!
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