Dave Grant tells me that the Osprey he saw over Broomhill (see above) was ringed as a female chick in 2019 in Sutherland. It’s only been seen once before, around the Blair Atholl area.
A lovely, varied batch of photos has been submitted to the Photo Gallery. I find it fascinating how, since this site started over a quarter of a century ago, the quality of the photos has improved by orders of magnitude. We’ve gone from copies taken from slides where the caption is “Yes, that could be a bird” to stunning digital images. We’ve also got images that show the bird’s character and others that are just beautifully composed art. However, that doesn’t mean you have to be a top-flight photographer or have photos of mega-rareities to be considered: a snap on your phone of a Starling having a bath is always going to catch my eye. So, please send your photos in.
My thanks go to Dave Grant, Angus Hogg and Mark Turnbull for sending in the latest batch.