Lots of migration in evidence today, with parties of whooper swans joining the waves of barnacle geese heading south east through the Sound of Barra. This really has been one of the highlights of the holiday for me and has more than compensated us for our delayed return home due to mechanical failures on two ferries on Saturday and today.
Most flocks of barnacle geese continued to fly over high and away south east but for some reason this flock along with a couple of others headed low north west through the Sound and one theory is that these may actually be part of the small population which over winters on the islands of the Sound. However, I'm not sure about that, they appeared to fly up to the north tip of the island and then turn south west, perhaps they're just taking a different route.
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