Friday 31 December 2021

Recent Pics from Slamannan Plateau

 Visiting birders Dennis Morrison and his son James were rewarded by seeing a flock of 42 bean geese close to the roadside nr Slamannan. 

I attach a few nice shots of some birds including a flight shot of birds taking off which shows how dark the upper wings are compared to the grey colour of Pinkfeet/Greylag. It also shows off the nice tail colours and of course the orange leg colouring of this species. A nice shot too of a collared bird (6U a male) who was caught in 2011 which was our first catch on the plateau. Sadly his partner of recent years Tag30 who had been caught in 2015 has not appeared this winter. Photos displayed courtesy of Dennis.