It seems that increasingly the small finch flocks in northern Scotland are composed of Linnets rather than all being Twite ... such was this flock near Gairloch ... Twite top left ...
... some nice flocks of passage waders with Oystercatcher, Turnstone, Ringed Plover, Sanderling and Dunlin in the mix ...
... an adult Sanderling showing remnants of breeding plumage while many winter type scapulars were present ...
... a juvenile Stonechat ... showy as always ...
... on the ridge to the south of Loch Broom a Raven called, prompting a scan of the skies and a distant Golden Eagle winged its way by ...
... at the river mouth at Ullapool a large gull flock loafed on a shingle bank ...
... predominantly Kittiwakes but Herring Gulls, Common Gulls and Black-headed Gulls too ...
... a small group of Arctic Terns fished off Achnahaird ...
... a Red-throated Diver still in breeding plumage dropped into the bay ...
... while Shags occupied a rock offshore ...
... and half a dozen Gannets put on a spectacular display ...
... with wings closed just before impact ...
... at Elphin a sizable flock of Rock Doves circled ...
... and perched on wires ...
... showing the dark orbital ring (cf pale in Feral Pigeon)
... steep forehead (cf sloping in Feral Pigeon) and small cere (cf large) and slim bill (cf broad)
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