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Tag Archives: Black Grouse
Return to Scotland
So, after a pretty intense and determined start to the year, it was finally time for our first guided trip. Jem and I first tried Scotland in February 2015, on one of Heatherlea’s short breaks. We really enjoyed the holiday … Continue reading
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Tagged aviemore, birds, Birdwatching, Black Grouse, black-throated diver, blue hare, cairngorms, Coal Tit, Common Scoter, Crested Tit, crossbill, dipper, divers, findhorn, fulmar, glaucous gull, Goldcrest, golden eagle, goosander, goshawk, Grey Partridge, Guillemot, heatherlea, highlands, Hooded Crow, Kittiwake, long-tailed duck, loons, lossiemouth, Merlin, mountain hare, mountview hotel, nethy bridge, peregrine, pink-footed goose, ptarmigan, purple sandpiper, raptors, raven, Razorbill, Red Grouse, red kite, Red Squirrel, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-legged Partridge, red-throated diver, rock pipit, scotland, siskin, Slavonian Grebe, Snipe, snow bunting, speyside, Stonechat, Tree Sparrow, Waders, White-tailed Eagle, Whooper swan, yellowhammer
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Scotland, at last…
Jem and I had wanted to visit Scotland for some Highland birding for a while, and Heatherlea’s 2-for-1 special offer gave us the perfect opportunity, and we booked a five-day break with three days of guided birding for early February. … Continue reading
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Tagged aviemore, Black Grouse, buzzard, cairn gorm, cairngorms, capercaillie, chaffinch, Coal Tit, common shrew, corn bunting, Crested Tit, crossbill, dorback, Eider, flybe, golden eagle, heatherlea, iceland gull, inverness, Knot, Linnet, long-tailed duck, lossiemouth, mountain hare, mountview hotel, nethy bridge, peregrine, ptarmigan, purple sandpiper, raven, red deer, Red Grouse, red-throated diver, reindeer, scotland, snow bunting, Sparrowhawk, speyside, tomvaich, yellowhammer
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Finland (part 2 of 3)
Day Three began with an early – though not quite as early as Day Two – drive back out to deep forest to look for Pygmy Owls. We found the nest box and Antti called for the male, with no … Continue reading
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Tagged Birdfinders, Birding, birds, Black Grouse, black woodpecker, brambling, capercaillie, common redstart, cuckoo, Finland, Finnature, goosander, Hawk Owl, hazelhen, kestrel, kuusamo, lesser spotted woodpecker, ornithology, Oulu, owls, photo, photography, Pygmy Owl, rough-legged buzzard, short-eared owl, White-fronted Goose, woodcock
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Finland (part 1 of 3)
The problem with moving flat is that it takes up valuable blogging time! Jem and I have just moved, and with all the kerfuffle that goes along with that my Finland report has had to be put on the back-burner. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arctic Hare, Arctic Tern, Birdfair, Birdfinders, Birding, birds, Black Grouse, Black-tailed Godwit, Brown Hare, Common Tern, Crested Tit, Dotterel, Finland, Finnature, Great Grey Owl, Helsinki, Little Tern, Marsh Harrier, ornithology, Ortolan Bunting, Osprey, Oulu, Owl, owls, photo, photography, Pied Flycatcher, ruff, short-eared owl, Slavonian Grebe, Tengmalm's Owl, Ural Owl, Water Vole, waxwing, Wood Sandpiper, Wryneck, Yellow Wagtail
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