START OF THE HIGHLAND HEATWAVE

Loch Avon basking in sun

High altitude Stoat at 900m

Last of the snow at The Great Slab

Sunbathing ptarmigan

Coire an t-Sneachda

Snow Bunting

Stag Rocks, Loch Avon and Shelterstone Crag

Trailing Azalea

Hare going into summer coat

Lone Reindeer moving up the hill

Feithe Buidhe free flowing

More ptarmigan

Coire an Lochain

A beautiful day here in The Cairngorms and much of the Highlands. The first day of what looks like a min heatwave. Temperatures on the rise through to the weekend and light winds. We won't be getting any thunderstorms like down south so what are you waiting for? The Scottish mountains is where its at. The wildlife certainly into full swing. Lots of ptarmigan, snow bunting with its beautiful song and the dotterel have arrived but I've yet to see them. Lovely quiet morning and kept that way by going off any trails and into the wild. The ground is wonderfully dry with the grasses on the plateau like a carpet. The flora is also making an appearance. Trailing Azalea just coming into flower. A first for me was spotting a Stoat at 900m in Coire an Lochain! Hopefully it wasn't snatching any ptarmigan eggs. A beautiful day to be out and about. It's getting warmer!