I shouldn't really use the label "Bits and pieces from Inverpolly" when I'm
talking about some of the most beautiful of British birds in one of the most
spectacular parts of the country. Today I counted five black-throated and
seven red-throated divers all in summer plumage on various lochs as I drove to
Ullapool and back for my ferry trip. These really are up there amongst my
favourite birds, completely different species to the winter plumage birds we
see around the coast. I think you should get an extra tick for summer plumage
divers.
My very first trips to Inverpolly back in the 1970's were specifically to see these birds on their breeding grounds and they still give me a thrill to this day.
This is where I'm staying at the moment, the wonderful Acheninver Hostel near
Achiltibuie, overlooking the Summer Isles. It's a bit of a treck to get here
from Ullapool down 20 miles of single track roads, but it's well worth it.
Ben Mor Coigach
Inverpolly with Stac Pollaidh on the left.
Stac Pollaidh.
Suilven
Sunset over the Summer Isles from near Acheninver Hostel.
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