Martin & Liz had to pull out at the last minute, leaving
just Allan & Colin T to go on the Tuesday paddle this week.
It was decided to head straight over to Essan to have a wee
look at the bothy, where they totally surprised a walker who simply hadn’t seen
them approaching due to the height of the bracken.
Leaving Essan, a golden eagle was spotted just to the East,
they then paddled on, passing a cormorant sitting atop one of the dead trees
poking out of the loch and unexpectedly, some water lillies. At the western end, they paddled round the islands
& Caledonian pine trees before returning in the dark in mirror calm water,
passing another cormorant; this one dead and lying on a little rock poking just
above the surface. Clearly the bird had
arrived there alive, but possibly injured.
Nearly missed the steam train!
Essan
They didn't expect water lillies!
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