The Middle Station Ring Ousel
For years the Ring Ousel has been nesting in Coire Cas and in some of the other corries. This year they have returned to there old haunts around the crags below the middle station and around the middle station itself. The fledged young are certainly growing well and noticed a few youngsters yesterday.
While carring out some routine work at the Kassbohrer garage, I heard the Ousels as nomal, but what I did not expect was the male to be almost dive bombing me. It would fly straight towards me then fly away at the last minute. These birds are usually very nervous of people and will fly away rather than at you. After a while keeping out his road (out of his sight), I did notice the young male flying onto his dad’s perch on a tree in which he was quickly shoved off. Further investigations with Tom Moody, who works in the garage said that he had the same treatment from the bird and was pretty sure there was a nest nearby.
These birds have been known to nest in the steel beams of the Shieling buildling and in the trees within Coire Cas, but never in the years I have been here (and Tom for that matter which is many!), been ever buzzed by an Ousel.
