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Recent content by burnie
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Angus Hills and Glens
A really nice trip into Glen Clova and Glen Doll began with a Red Kite near Cortachy, close to the river there were Curlew and Lapwing along with large numbers of unidentified gulls(too far away). Pheasant, Red legged Partridge, Blackbird, Starling, Wren, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Swallow... -
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Angus Hills and Glens
A drive up Glen Esk to the car park on a cool and dull day, plenty of Curlew and Lapwing as well as Oystercatchers on the sheep fields along with a few Pheasant, Red Legged Partridge and a Rabbit or two. Stonechats also on view in the birch scrub on the edge of the moorland along with more... -
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Perthshire
Perhaps they were calling with a Cumbrian accent....................................................(I'll get my coat) -
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Perthshire
Got my first Scottish Nuthatch in my daughters garden today, up near Kinnoul Hill, need to find one in Angus now on my home patch. -
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Montrose Basin and the surrounding area
First Sand Martins seen at Kinnel over the Lunan Water -
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Montrose Basin and the surrounding area
A Black Swan has been photographed on Rescobie Loch this week. -
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Montrose Basin and the surrounding area
Sea watching for an hour on Lunan Bay, first Gannets I have noticed, most travelling north, must have been at least a mile off shore, still Eiders and Scoters in small rafts in the choppy water. A couple of Lesser Black Backed Gulls and large numbers of Herring Gulls and a couple of... -
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Montrose Basin and the surrounding area
Had a wander around Balgavies Loch, not a lot about, dozens of Greylag Geese surprisingly few waterfowl. A couple of Mallards, Coots a single Moorhen and a single Goldeneye, a couple of Mute Swans and around 50 Tufties. There's at least a dozen Cormorants on the island trees which told me the... -
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Angus Hills and Glens
First visit to Glen Esk this Spring, with 2 Buzzards and 2 Red Kites the first to greet us, as we went further large numbers of Oystercatchers seen, in their hundreds. Curlew and Lapwing present and some display flights occurring. We also spotted 2 Red Squirrels on the drive in and out. Also... -
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Visiting Outer Hebrides and St Kilda in August 2025.
One road, the B8011 on the Isle of Lewis between Garrynahine and the Uig community shop is an excellent area for both Golden and White Tailed Eagles. Also the "Golden Road" on Harris from Rodel to the A589 road south of Tarbet, bird watching from the car, or you can get out and walk, but parking... -
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Montrose Basin and the surrounding area
Lovely walk in the sunshine around our fields, Rookeries are busy, Jackdaws building nests, Skylarks getting more warmed up with the singing and to top the lot some overhead wires full of farm birds, half a dozen or so Yellowhammers, similar number of Linnets and a dozen and a half Corn... -
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Montrose Basin and the surrounding area
Just starting to see and hear Skylarks setting up their territories, all round the village. -
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Montrose Basin and the surrounding area
Lunan beach walk this morning, 2 Greater Black Back adults and 1 juvenile with a couple of Herring Gulls. 3 Sanderlings, around 2 dozen Oyster Catchers a couple of small rafts of Cormorants and little else, sea very flat. A lot of ground works going on by the cottages near the Red Castle... -
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Montrose Basin and the surrounding area
Not been yet this year, so not too sure.