Thursday 26 February 2015

Fantastic trip to Scotland

Just got back from fantastic wildlife holiday to the Scottish Highlands, with Eddie and Mark.
 
THE BIRDS
 
Crested Tit (a first for me)



 
Ptarmigan on Cairn Gorm bit of a hairy time trying to lug a 500mm and tripod in windy and snowy conditions it was also dull so pics not great, but another first for me.
 


 
Red Grouse whilst on a Mountain Hare Safari
 (Hare pics in later post)
 






 
Long-tailed Ducks at Burghead
 




 
 


 
Common Scoter
 
 
Snow Bunting at Lossemouth
 











 
Whooper Swan at Hopeland
 
 
Aberdeen River Don
 
Buzzard 
 

Dipper


 
Goosander's
 



 

Loch Pityoulish, Highlands

(self found by Eddie & Mark)
1st Winter Glaucous Gull
 
 
1st Winter Iceland Gull at Hopeland 

 
County Durham on the way home BLACK GROUSE another first for me
(all taken from the car out of the wind!!)



 




 
Females right beside road
 






 
 Well done Eddie for driving all the way !!!