Caper, Crestie and more!

Last week we joined a birdwatching holiday based for 5 nights at Nethybridge and two nights in Stornoway.

We travelled north to the Moray Coast ....

Spey Bay

... west through Skye ....

Skye

...... and then to Harris and Lewis ......

Harris

Lewis

...before returning to 'Speyside' ............

RSPB Loch Garten

We saw c120 bird species including 19 species of wader and 11 species of raptor as well as dolphins, deer and dragonflies ...

Black Darter dragonfly

But the highlights were the Scottish specialities and in particular Crested Tit .....

and Capercaillie, which we saw on our last day ..

What a great end to a lovely holiday in a superb country.