I must have arrived around 07:45 so by the time I'd faffed around gathering up cameras and binocs and jackets and mints........
Judging by the images I went straight to the Swamp Hide and set myself up by 07:54 and I'd got 10 Osprey shots, albeit over in front of the Gullery Hide but I always try for an evidence shot or twenty then try to prep for the good stuff, if there is any!
I got an accidental shot of the hen Marsh Harrier preening in a tree while I was following the Osprey.
So 07:56 before the Osprey started to head my way. Patience. Not my best virtue, If any!
Scouring the loch.
And then, wait a minute!
Nope, not this time......
I'll finish this visit another time.
So, to wind this one up, finally, I watched an Osprey hunting for quite some time and, of course, managed to miss the dive
I later discovered that this is CR9, that's all I know of it, its ring ID.
Every now and again it would pause for a good look, then carry on.
You can get a good variety of birds of prey over at this site, this was a chance shot of a Red Kite with a Black-headed Gull passing.
There are fields all around d the loch and at this time of year there are a LOT of geese on them and the water.
This flock of Pink-footed geese flew around for quite a while.
Pink-footed goose showing off its feet
There were quite a few Redshank around the shoreline, I caught this one mid dance!