I was fishing Loch Beannie today and spotted 2 fairly large raptors. Both were black winged and grey bodied looking from underneath, that's about it I'm afraidI thought young hen harriers at first but the disription doesn't fit.
Ardbeg
Red Kite? http://www.birdguides.com/html/vidlib/species/Milvus_milvus.htm
Goshawk? http://www.birdguides.com/html/vidlib/species/Accipiter_gentilis.htm
I've no ideas Steve but did you see any of the fabled water birds, known as Trout?
Quote from: Ardbeg on July 14, 2008, 10:41:55 PM
pretty much all the fish I caught were in the 1/4lb mark. I turned a couple of bigger ones but no hookups. Nothing worth keeping. It was like the way the loch used to be around 20 years ago. Loads of fish but all pretty small.
That seems to have been the pattern since last summer - except last summer they were struggling to reach 7 inches. Looks like a few good spawnings have turned it back into a bandy loch. No worries, leave it and it will change again. Loch of Storms has many more small fish now too. It's cyclical, nature will sort it out without us interfearing. It's a good thing in my view.
what about a hoodie craw, they are fairly big buggers , i know their not raptors but from a bit of a distance ????
Was fishing rimsdale last week and saw a short eared owl hunting and also saw a hen harrier, that makes sense of the pair of raptors you saw. Bye the way the fishing was top class, 3lb 1oz biggest on a black nymph.
http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/h/henharrier/videos.asp Did they look like these guest ?
That short-arsed owl (I'm a dedicated onithologist me) nearly knocked me down last time I was up there!
It flew straight at me then nailed a rodent in the grass behind my head. Fearless we thing. For a short-arse.
Quote from: Pearly Invicta on July 23, 2008, 08:48:21 PM
That short-arsed owl (I'm a dedicated onithologist me) nearly knocked me down last time I was up there!
It flew straight at me then nailed a rodent in the grass behind my head. Fearless we thing. For a short-arse.
Did you spot the osprey nest pearly ?
No, I didn't. It was 2 years ago but we only saw the Lasgair hunting. Didn't see a nest.
Hold on- there's nae trees...where do they nest?
Cant give out the location as i have contacted the authorities concerned ........ Yes there are trees.
It turns out that the nest is a new 1 .
Aye good man, keep it to yourself.
I found one myself when I was 13 near the river beauly. RSPB confirmed it was a new one and I was well chuffed. And kept it quiet.