I've been working away at the multitude of photos taken on this visit and I've just reached the end of the morning walk of the 29th.
For now, here's the rest of Monday 29th.
I mentioned the Grey Seal colony here but I've not really posted much of them yet, suffice it to say, there are a lot of them.
A gaggle of greys
That's about a tenth of them and the estuary and sea shore all around is full of them too, they're lying across just a short stretch of the river mouth.
Inquisitive Grey Seal
The seals are also very inquisitive and I got some beautiful shots of them staring at me and my camera
Just beyond the seals, the beach stretches off for about a mile and can be reached by walking through Forvie nature reserve.
Preening supervisor
A photographer from nearby, I think, posted a few shots of Whimbrel on the estuary the next day so I wasn't sure if I got a Whimbrel or Curlew in the next shot. Anyone know?
There are a lot of seagulls around of many varieties as you might expect.
Herring Gull
Herring Gull, I think?
Low flyer
I don't know if I mentioned before, the reserve is a Tern breeding ground for four species of tern so was closed off to some extent and there were lots of Terns around.
Lots of Sandwich Terns around, quite a few youngsters as well.
Sandwich Tern almost hovering
I love Terns, they are such amazing flyers and beautiful birds.
My morning walk had to end so I headed back to the hotel to head North for a drive, that another time.
View back towards Newburgh from the estuary mouth
Red Admiral on the path
We headed up to Peterhead, which wasn't worth the drive but, on the way back ....... ;)
I'd like to say we were very lucky with the weather, it was breezy but clear skies and sunshine the entire visit. OK, we'd checked and were lucky to get a room at short notice at the Newburgh Inn, which we will go back to again.
