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”
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Leighton Moss, Lancashire
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”
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”
Mousa Wildlife visit and Shetland Mainland
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 Mousa wildlife visit for the Storm Petrels. ThroughoutContinueContinue reading “Mousa Wildlife visit and Shetland Mainland”
Noss Shetland Wildlife
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. This is a post about Noss Shetland Wildlife. Noss National Nature Reserve (NNR) features one of the three great seabird cities on Shetland (theContinueContinue reading “Noss Shetland Wildlife”
Photographing Orca in Shetland
In this post I set out my top 8 steps to photographing 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 to its tail! Absolutely epic!ContinueContinue reading “Photographing Orca in Shetland”
Foula Wildlife, Shetland Part 2
This is a post about Foula Wildlife as part of a series about Shetland Wildlife But let us start with some perspective. 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 itContinueContinue reading “Foula Wildlife, Shetland 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 Shetland Wildlife and what we have been seeing. First up the northern isles of Yell, Unst and Fetlar. Yell, Shetland Wildlife Now if there is ever an example of why youContinueContinue reading “North Isles – Shetland Wildlife Part 1”