Literate herring, this way.

The text came in just on 7.30 p.m. and by 7.50 I was seeing my first UK Roller, very, very... blue. I went back this morning to get some p...

Photography has returned to the usual standard. Went out with AL on his annual RSPB ringing expedition last night, only two birds were ...

Noup Head, Westray We've been Sooth as they say here, thus the lack of posts and birding activity. I guess Sooth is another story,...

Common Tern Stromness Farm Friday I nipped over to Hoy. It was a beautiful sunny day (good job too, I'd forgotten to take my c...

I haven't put the light out much this year, its been so cold, but last night was perfect, warm and with a thick hoar. Good result too wi...

Here's the Tufta Crane.

I'll never look at a chair in quite the same way again (By the seat of your pants)  http://plutotlavie.org.uk/?page_id=145 Scooting ou...

You will probably need to turn this up a bit.... No you can't see it, hopefully you can hear it.

Surf, Common and probably 2cy Common Scoter Photo Morris Rendall Well it all got a bit exciting for a moment there with one of the sc...

Well I knew I should have gone to NRon but diplomatically it wasn't really on and anyway I'm puffed out at the moment with work tooo...

I had to work away for a week, which was ok, especially as there were few interesting birds, however, good to get home. Friends arrived fr...

The highlight yesterday was watching as Osprey take a large trout whilst drinking tea in the garden (me with the tea, not the Osprey, that w...