I am trying to build a portfolio of classic Scottish species so took a trip back to Trossachs Osprey Hide. This time I was keen to develop my photography skills further so booked to do this with Paul McDougall. Paul talked us through the best settings for the camera and shared about the Ospreys weContinueContinue reading “Photographing Ospreys in the Trossachs”
Category Archives: Lowlands
A weekend at Scottish Photography Hides
I have been aware of Alan McFadyen’s Scottish Photography Hides based around Kirkcudbright for sometime and long fancied a visit. Their website boasts they are the Number 1 wildlife photography hides in the UK and there are few who would dispute this claim. It was my birthday so some brisk negotiations with my wife andContinueContinue reading “A weekend at Scottish Photography Hides”
Photography at Hogganfield Loch
To date I have been a birder/photographer rather than a true wildlife photographer. What I mean by this is that I have had my camera over one shoulder and my binoculars over the other. I switch from seeking new birds with my bins to taking a photo with my camera fairly fluidly. But this comesContinueContinue reading “Photography at Hogganfield Loch”
Out and About in February & March
In this post I share some of the more interesting sightings I have had in Scotland during February and the first half of March. In early February I took my thermal scope out for a spin looking for snipe. I was pleased to find a couple of Common Snipe but also two of the rarerContinueContinue reading “Out and About in February & March”
Out and About in January
Finally I feel I am back to traditional birding in Scotland after the wonderful big year in Latin America. Whilst I ended 2024 with 1445 birds, I start 2025 with zero the same as everybody else. My first bird of this year was a Robin I heard singing outside and tracked down through the curtainsContinueContinue reading “Out and About in January”
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”
A visit to Trossachs Osprey Hide
I recently heard through a friend that a new Osprey hide had opened up at a fish farm near Callander. I decided to pay it a visit. Ospreys are wild birds but they are not stupid, they like an easy meal and will happily take fish from well stocked fish farms. This is a problemContinueContinue reading “A visit to Trossachs Osprey Hide”
Winter Wonderland at Caerlaverock
As a season, winter can be cold, wet and dark but if you can look beyond the weather there is a wonderland of wildlife out there to be observed. Now I look forward to spring and the return of all our summer migrants (along with warm sunny days and emerging flowers) as much as anyone.ContinueContinue reading “Winter Wonderland at Caerlaverock”
Aberlady Bay & Esk Mouth
It is often a rare Scoter (small black duck) that takes me east of Edinburgh. Previously I have been out this way looking for the over-wintering White-Winged Scoter. But this week it was its very close relative (until recently the same species in fact), the Stejneger’s Scoter that peeked my interest. I haven’t been outContinueContinue reading “Aberlady Bay & Esk Mouth”
Argaty Red Kites
This week I visited Argaty Red Kites. Argaty Farm is close to one of the first Red Kite re-introduction sites in Scotland and they have really adopted the kites along with wildlife as a whole. They run daily feeds for the birds most afternoons which is a great opportunity to see wild birds close up.ContinueContinue reading “Argaty Red Kites”
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