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 !!!