Scotland Holiday 2018 Day 12 : 24th June Dunoon
We did a lot of driving about this day but did not see any special birds. I have recorded it here for the route which was supposed to be great for birds of prey!
We did a lot of driving about this day but did not see any special birds. I have recorded it here for the route which was supposed to be great for birds of prey!
The last birding group outing of November was meant to be a trip down the Welsh coast but the weather was so bad that we changed it to Burton. Even then there were only five of us turned out due to a poor weather forecast which was a shame because we got some good sightings…
Highland Birding Holiday Day 2 : 9th October 2013 Our second day was characterised by high winds and some heavy showers. John had Scheduled us to to drive up to the Black Isle and we started off by taking the A95 south-west out of Grantown-on-Spey and then turning on to the A938 – the…
Birding Group Visit to Marbury Park : 18th February 2014 We missed the previous weeks birding group visit which was supposed to be to Neumann’s Flash but I believe the weather and a few other cancellations led to the few remaining people able to go, calling it off after sitting in a car for fifteen…
WWT Slimbridge 24th April 2014 On the first day of our holiday to Somerset and Hampshire we stayed over at the village of Slimbridge. We didn’t have too much time by the time we got there so we drove straight up to WWT Slimbridge before checking in at the Tudor Arms hotel. Went straight to…
Summary June 2016 Species this month = 82 New Species added to 2016 Year List in June = 11 Hooded Crow near Grantown on Spey and Guillemots, Razorbills, Kittiwakes, Shags and a Puffin at the Bullers of Buchan on the 3rd, King Eider on the Ythan Estuary at Newburgh on the 5th, Rock Pipit at…
Scotland Trip Day 7 : RSPB Fowlsheugh : 2nd June 2014 Day 6 of our Scottish holiday was spent with the family and, apart from a visit to a formal garden where a pair of Oystercatchers had nested right in the middle of one of the ornamental sections, we did not do any real birding….