Ptarmigan on the rocks I was up in the Cairngorms surveying ptarmigan last week, Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta, and they are well named f...

Wild Assynt The jagged ridge of Stac Pollaidh While surveying birds in the Highlands, one the extra joys is the magnificent hillwalkin...

Golden Eagles Fledging A Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos eyrie set in a large Scots Pine It is now time for golden eagle chicks to leav...

Superb camouflage Superb camouflage While studying waders in northern Norway I was repeatedly impressed by the adaptation of these b...

Ousted cuckoo? An adult male Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus  While surveying birds in northern Norway I came across a Lapland ...