I got up pretty
energetic after only 2 hours sleep. The route wasn’t very difficult so I managed
to finish before 8 am. The highlight of the route were a few Willow Grouses and
a Golden Plover in breeding plumage. What an amazing bird this one is. I was
also impressed by a nest of a Willow Warbler which was on the ground. Lovely
little burrow with a few eggs and a lot of feathers.
willow warbler nest |
After we
got some more sleep we packed our stuff and off we went to our next survey
route. En route we enjoyed a couple of Oystercatcher chicks which were calmly
sitting and feeding just by the road. About 60 Eider ducks and 9 Red-breasted Mergansers
were swimming on the sea.
The next route
wasn’t very far as a distance but pretty remote as a location. It took about an
hour along a narrow countryside road with no layout to get there. The weather
was finally sunny. We drove along a narrow valley and there we saw this high
and steep hill where the route was going to be. This would be quite a challenge!
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