Willow Grouse Male willow grouse While in Norway I saw several willow grouse, always close to willow or birch scrub where they were...

Nordic Waders Wood sandpiper I am just returned from northern Norway where I was helping my brother, Skitts, with his long-term stu...

Sandwich Terns I was out ringing sandwich terns last week, as well as reading rings in the field. This was all part of a study organise...

Ancient rocks  I was up on Arkle last week, a mountain in the the north-west Highlands. This is a land of complex geology and marvell...

5000 UP There have now been over 5000 visitors to this blog. It is actually much more but the counter was down for a while. Thanks to al...