Category Archives: Islands

Birding on Islay

My wife and I have just come back from 5 nights on the Island of Islay. This is well known for the quality of its winter birding and we enjoyed our time seeing 107 species during our days there. As well as posting this blog I made a YouTube video of the highlights which youContinueContinue reading “Birding on Islay”

Isle of Jura Wildlife

So, I am just back from a wonderful 4 days photographing wildlife on the remote Isle of Jura. It took a three hour drive and two ferries to get there but was so worth the effort. It was such a great trip I thought it was a good opportunity to (re)launch my YouTube channel withContinueContinue reading “Isle of Jura Wildlife”

Visit to Isle of May

This weekend there was a joint trip with my local SOC group and the Stirling and District Camera Club. Being a member of both it seemed a good opportunity to make my almost annual visit to this lovely Island but making some new friendships at the same time. I added a couple of year ticksContinueContinue reading “Visit to Isle of May”

Landing on Bass Rock

On Tuesday afternoon and evening I took a boat trip to Bass Rock from North Berwick and was privileged to be able to land this time. I was keen to spend some time photographing one subject – Gannets – and try a few different styles of more creative shots. Altogether I had 3 hours onContinueContinue reading “Landing on Bass Rock”

Back to Scottish Wildlife

Having returned from our epic eight month tour of Latin America in August, I have now been back in Scotland for 4 months. With work to get stuck into, family and friends to catchup with and a transition to manage wildlife (and therefore blogging) has taken a bit of a back seat. But I thoughtContinueContinue reading “Back to Scottish Wildlife”

Mainland & Mousa – Shetland Wildlife Part 5

If you have been reading my previous blogs you will have noted they are mostly of the outer Isles (North Isles, Noss, Foula) along with an amazing encounter with Orcas. Well in this post I will wrap up what we saw on the mainland along with a late night trip to Mousa for the StormContinueContinue reading “Mainland & Mousa – Shetland Wildlife Part 5”

Noss from above and below – Shetland Wildlife Part 4

Noss is an island off an island (Bressay) off an island (Mainland Shetland) off an Island (Britain) but don’t let this put you off getting there, it is actually quite easy. Noss National Nature Reserve (NNR) features one of the three great seabird cities on Shetland (the others being Herma Ness and Sumburgh Head). ItContinueContinue reading “Noss from above and below – Shetland Wildlife Part 4”

Foula – Shetland Wildlife Part 2

So Shetland is remote, you know this because when you look at a map of the UK it is often shown as an insert box. In fact Shetland is closer to Norway than it is to Edinburgh. But if you look at a map of Shetland, you will see that two islands (Foula and FairContinueContinue reading “Foula – Shetland Wildlife Part 2”

North Isles – Shetland Wildlife Part 1

For our summer holiday this year we have taken a trip to Shetland for the first time and here is my first blog about what we have been seeing. First up the northern isles of Yell, Unst and Fetlar. Yell Now if there is ever an example of why you should always have your cameraContinueContinue reading “North Isles – Shetland Wildlife Part 1”