Literate herring, this way.

Bit of a buzz around today in not especially good weather led to me not seeing the Blue-winged Teal, adding Short-eared Owl for the year to ...

Blue-winged Teal is still on The Shunan and managed to relocate the Green-winged Teal on Loch of Skaill, somehow avoiding the Ring-necked Du...

Yesterday was the first calm day this year that I've been able to go birding so down to Loch of Harray as Long-tailed Duck was still req...

Howaback produced Fulmar and Red-breasted Merganser for the Patchwork list today.  This is the burn at Howaback Great birding at ...

Nice surprise this afternoon. Having delivered youngest daughter to a friend's I went on to Loch of Skaill, always a place for lots of b...

Horrible flu and ghastly weather on Saturday so very little birding done. Weather was better today and the flu had abated somewhat, but Loui...

I rarely go out without the scope but yesterday afternoon I was feeling lazy, and it was windy so keeping it still here would be a challenge...

The excitement of the weekend 's birding did not end on Saturday as a 2cy Iceland Gull flew past the kitchen window at about midday on S...

Despite not getting out as much as last year in January I'm certainly seeing some birds. This morn must rate as one of the best winter m...

A bit late down to the sea but between 10:20 and 12:30 seven Glaucous passed Point of Buckquoy. At least it was watchable today and Fulmars ...

Managed to get out briefly to Palace but it was hard enough to stay standing up let alone do much birding, hound wasn't that bothered th...

No not footie it's the Patchwork Challenge. Site 2 and a good start with a Glaucous Gull, some Snow Buntings and sometimes awkward to fi...