Highland Nature

12/12/2024

December Newsletter.

12/12/2024

What a beautiful and frosty morning! It was -6.5c in Grantown on Spey earlier, what temperature is it with you? ❄️

📸 Brenna Jessie

12/12/2024

Imagine a world without birdsong. Why it matters.

Our natural soundscapes are falling silent as bird populations decline. To improve our lives, we must invest in conservation

11/12/2024

Scanning for raptors at Insh Marshes, a great spot for seeing White-tailed Eagles in winter!

Still places available on all our winter Short Breaks staying at the superb Grant Arms Hotel, Grantown on Spey.

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06/12/2024

🎄Bespoke guided tours over the festive season! Spend a morning out looking for Eagles, Cresties, Black Grouse, Dipper and other resident species of the local area. Call or Email to book. ⛄️

05/12/2024

If you’ve been out and about in the National Park recently, you might have seen how spectacular the rowan berries have been this autumn 🍂

So many people have been commenting on them, that we thought we’d have a chat to our conservation team to find out more 🌳

Rowan is found throughout Scotland growing at a higher altitude than any other tree in the country, up to 1,000 metres in some places in the Highlands, which is probably why its other common name is mountain ash.

It’s a really important species in the eco-system of the National Park and its berries support a range of species. The plump red fruit is a favourite of thrushes, redstarts, redwings, fieldfares and waxwings and it’s not uncommon to see them flocking to a tree to feed at this time of year. But it’s not just birds who feast on the berries, they can often be seen on the ground in little piles of pine marten s**t too 💩

📸Charlotte Milburn

02/12/2024

Where are they this year ? There will likely be a few as usual around the area this winter however the large flocks don’t seem to have materialised. Quite likely as here, they’re are simply plenty of berries on the continent for them.

Has anyone seen a Waxwing yet this winter ?

02/12/2024

Join us on our Birding & Burns Short Break in January!!!

https://www.highlandnature.co.uk/birding--burns-jan-2025.html

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Winter brings a harsh yet magical Christmas landscape to Scotland, where the elusive wild haggis animal roams. As the snow-covered mountains and heather-cove...

01/12/2024

Focus on : The Moray Firth, one of the best stretches of birding coastline in Scotland, and always on our itinerary! Winter brings thousands of Sea ducks offshore as well as numerous waders & wildfowl. Lossiemouth estuary is a must, the light can be superb and birds at close range. I’ve been birding this coast for over 30 years and it’s thrown up many surprises ! I’m not sure we’ll ever see another Grey Tailed Tattler, Steller’s Eider or Grey-headed Lapwing but the rarities it’s turned up are mouth watering.

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29/11/2024

Amazing place !!

29/11/2024

Birding in a Winter Wonderland. www.highlandnature.co.uk

27/11/2024

Winter birding in the Highlands, stunning landscapes & we do all the driving ! A selection of Short Breaks still available staying at the Grant Arms Hotel, Grantown on Spey including our popular “Birding & Burns” break in January. Rafts of sea ducks on the Firths, Cresties & Red Squirrels at the feeders, Eagles soaring above snowy hills, Snow Buntings in the Cairngorms what better opportunity to kick off your 2025 list.

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27/11/2024

Have you seen one?

Eye-catching numbers of Little Auks were found along the east coast during a stormy period that saw winter wildfowl continue to arrive.

26/11/2024

Encountered this little beastie on the road near Nethybridge. Scottish Wildcat !!!! Dashcam record shot 😉

25/11/2024

It would be amazing to see them return. What are your thoughts?

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25/11/2024

Not always found on freshwater streams & river, this Dipper feeding amongst the rocks on a west coast shoreline.

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24/11/2024

Juv Goldie hunting in the snow.
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22/11/2024

Winter Wonderland. Hundreds of Fieldfares & Redwings gorging on the berries in the Strath this morning. Amazing sound as they swirl around the sky. .
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