Birding Afloat

Today we sailed with Pentland Ferries from Gills Bay on the mainland to St. Margaret's Hope on Orkney. An occasionally bouncy but pleasant enough hour and fifteen minutes crossing and thankfully it remained dry with good spells of sunshine. Blac...

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Sunday 21st April 2024 🌤 13C ~ Wind SSW @ 3MPH ~ Today we spent the morning and early afternoon exploring the area from Dunnet Beach to Dunnet Head, the latter being the most northerly point on mainland...

We began our trip to Orkney today, and the first stage involved a 4-and-a-half-hour drive north. We are staying about 20 minutes away from John o'Groats. Tomorrow, we plan to spend the day here. On Monday, we will take the ferry from Gills Bay to St.

 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Friday 19th April 2024 🌦️💨 6C ~ Wind N @ 20MPH ~ David Leslie and I had planned to take a morning walk before high tide around the Ythan estuary at Newburgh today. We knew it would be a little...

 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Wednesday 17th April 2024  9C ~ Wind N @ 9MPH ~ Even with the sun shining the weather can be quite deceptive up here and when a biting northerly breeze blows the temperatures can plummet. So for...

Up with the larks this morning for a few hours drive around the Cabrach. This area is located on the northern edge of the Cairngorms National Park and is about a 40-minute drive from my home. It's a beautiful but remote and sparsely populated area co...

I went on a morning walk at Crathes Castle in Banchory with the RSPB Aberdeen & District Local Group today. A good turnout with some 28 members attending. The temperature had dropped from a pleasant 18°C the day before to a more typical 9°C for...