Moray Firth, then home.

Friday was the only really wet day of our week in Scotland, but we still made the most with a boat trip on the Moray Firth before the worst of the rain.

Numerous Grey Heron fed on the shored edge, with Cormorant and Shag on the exit from Inverness harbour. The boat first sailed into Beauly Firth under the Kessock Bridge. I scanned towards the Black Isle hoping for a glimpse of the White Tailed Eagle that has been in the area. A brief view of an Eagle sp, dwarfing LBB Gulls over a field, but only a flying away view so not 100% conclusive.

Back under the Kessock Bridge we sailed east into the main part of the Moray Firth. Close up views of Long-tailed Duck, Guillemot and Razorbill, with more distant Common Eider, Goosander and Common Scoter. Red Throated Divers flew past regularly and a Slavonian Grebe was also seen at our furthest point.

On our return a couple of Harbour Porpoise swam in the boat's wash, and both Common and Grey Seal bobbed around the boat. Throughout the trip skeins of geese flew north and south of the firth, a mixture of Pink-footed and Greylag Geese.

Photos by Simon of the wildlife seen this week to follow...

Today was the long journey back. Four Red Kite and a dozen Common Buzzard down Strathspey. Numerous Pink-footed Geese north and south of Perth.