Hi skinnydog
If it was flying into a pond during the day then it was almost certainly a Grey Heron.
We do get Common Cranes in Caithness, particularly in the Spring (there was one as Charleston last week) but during the day they are always seen on open fields, often stubble or freshly turned earth.
There was one at Dunnet a few years back which roosted every night on the pond at St John's, but did not arrive at the pond until dusk.
Regards
Pterodroma
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