Keen to continue to build my year list, and having a weekend with good friends in Cumbria, we had a good opportunity to visit RSPB Leighton Moss last weekend. A few years back I saw my first ever Marsh Tit at the feeders and I tend to settle at the feeder each time I visitContinueContinue reading “Leighton Moss, Lancashire”
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A birding weekend in Northumbria
I have just come back from a weekend birding with two friends, one of several years, Rick, and one brand new from the weekend, Andy. Both are very experienced birders so I was hoping to see some great birds with them and hopefully improve my skills. Our first destination was Ross Sands where we wereContinueContinue reading “A birding weekend in Northumbria”
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”
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”
Orca – Shetland Wildlife Part 3
In this post I set out my top 8 steps to having an amazing encounter with Orca in Shetland. I have just come back from the most amazing wildlife encounter… ever. I was about 5m from the mouth of a bull Orca. Put another way I was closer to its mouth than it was toContinueContinue reading “Orca – Shetland Wildlife Part 3”
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”
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”
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