A decent day to end the season. Light to moderate westerly breeze, and good overhead. Temperature was still unseasonably mild, too. Alan Duncan and I set out to look for risers in the calm at the head of the wind: Chicken-Leg and the butts. Alan was on a washing-line set-up, with a midge-tip and 2…
A good autumnal day and good sport with dries.
Spotted this guy along the cycle path at the Warriston Crematorium area. As well as being partly leucistic (as many Edinburgh crows are), he has a more significant mutation, which is referred to as ‘crossed-bill syndrome‘. It seems to be quite common in birds, and I would be inclined to suspect it was the origin…
