Pick of the year 2023 - part one The Scottish Highlands 2023 was a busy busy year. I had to do so much in the field that I seldom had time t...

Last days in the Highlands - 2019                                          Two images of Coire an t-Sneachda in the Cairngorms. The s...

Sitting with Ptarmigan I have been surveying ptarmigan in the Cairngorms over the past week. Now is a good time to count them as the p...

Three alpine/arctic specialist birds The path into Coire an t-Sneachda I went for a walk in the Cairngorms last week, to count Ptarmig...

Spring Ptarmigan The air has warmed up rapidly in Scotland over the first weeks of May and the winter snow is melting away. I have been ...

Late season - Ptarmigan just laying up A cock rock ptarmigan Lagopus muta sits on top of a rock watching over his mate as she feeds belo...