The Ericht is the river that flows through the Scottish town of Blairgowrie. There’s a park and car park that we use when we visit the town, there’s a walk that follows the river upstream a mile or two and there can be some great birds on it as well as the possibility of an Otter sighting. (One in three years!) … More Up the Ericht
I grabbed a few shots of the Whitethroat and kept listening for the Cuckoo. … More Cuckoo to you
When the first Great Spotted Woodpecker appeared outside in the tree, I got quite excited; they are now downgraded to oh, there’s the woodpecker … More Great Spotted Woodpecker
It was one of those wow moments as I realised there were around five or six birds swooping and swirling overhead, I didn’t know where to start! Then one bird demanded attention. … More Red Kite flying display
I headed out for a walk around the patch, the area around our home that I can walk and explore without the need of the car … More Wandering the Patch
I’m always harping on about how lucky we are to have all the birds we do as garden visitors but, to have a Mistle Thrush drop in on a regular basis is pretty special to me. I’ve added this unedited shot to show what I actually managed to capture, I’m often reacting quickly to an … More Our Mistle Thrush
April 30th 2025 – Only on the patch, the sun was out, the breeze was light and I rarely head out much before lunch time so, what the heck eh? 08:30 and I was out! Shock, horror probe!!! Early bird etc. Actually that breeze was still a wee bit chilly so I had a light … More I went for a walk today
Red-legged Partridge I have mentioned that we live on a farm, in the country haven’t I? Hence we get Pheasant and Partridge in the garden, which is nice. Both species of Partridge drop in now and again and we see and hear them in the surrounding area quite often, this is not a hunted area! … More Our Garden Visitors (R)
I went out for my patch wander yesterday April 23rd, it wasn’t a great day but I like to get out for a walk at least once a day. It was one of those days when the sun shone it was quite warm, when it didn’t it felt freezing so, I eventually decided a t-shirt … More Not a great day of birding
Well, who’d have thought it? No N or O birds visit gardens, certainly not this garden! So right on to P and there are a couple that drop by from time to time, keeping in mind, we live in the country and on a working farm. Pheasant Yes, we get Pheasant among our garden visitors, … More Our Garden Visitors (P)
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