Nairn bird watch

Listen to the complaints that flood in every year and you'd be forgiven for thinking that the herring gull was our most prolific bird in Nairn.

Nesting on our rooftops, screeching a cacophony of noise at each dawn chorus, and sweeping down and stealing the likes of yum yum's out of the moths of bairns.

Each year there are demands that eggs are removed from nests (or worse) as us humans object to these gulls that have taken up residence amongst our houses and buildings.

But, the humble gull is no longer our most popular bird, no siree. We have a new kid on the block, the duck. Thanks to our resident bird man and his daily feedings the populous of ducks on the river Nairn is at an all time high, on some days ducks can be found all the way along the river up to Cawdor.

For the most part the ducks seem quite benign compared to their gull cousins, unless of course you attempt to feed them. Then you'll be in deep trouble!