Pokémon Go drove the half of the world crazy in the last few weeks and although the number of active users are declining these days there are still an incredibly large number of people using their mobile phones for hunting down these little bastards. Using Pokémon Go by millions also means there is a lot higherContinueContinue reading “We need Pokémon-free areas”
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A day for Red Grouses
After our lovely dinner in Tarbet we drove through some spectacular landscapes in northwest Highlands towards Inverness. Our destination was another RSPB reserve near Corrimony just west of Loch Ness. We arrived late in the night with the last lights and were welcomed by the calls of Eurasian Curlews and Eurasian Oystercatchers from the nearby fields.ContinueContinue reading “A day for Red Grouses”
Seabirds of Handa Island – Part Two
The northwestern tip of the island, the first sport to see seabirds on nest, was a very noisy place with tens of thousands of seabirds, maily Alcids. Handa Island is the stronghold for the British population of Common Murre (Guillemots) with around 120,000 breeding pairs. The whole atmosphere was spectacular, the views on nearby seabirdsContinueContinue reading “Seabirds of Handa Island – Part Two”
Handa Island skua paradise
We woke up quite excited this morning knowing that in just a few hours we will be spending our time with thousands of seabirds. The lovely and for us, southern guys, the rarely heard Common Sandpiper territorial songs filled the whole bay. I want to wake up to this trilling song every day. What anContinueContinue reading “Handa Island skua paradise”
Entering British Scandinavia – Part 1
We had high expectations of our first Scottish birdwatching trip as well as the first father-and-son holiday. It was the first holiday for me in 6 years and it was just about time to escape from the daily stress what my private life crisis caused. Scotland seemed to be a reasonably cheap yet a veryContinueContinue reading “Entering British Scandinavia – Part 1”
Birdwatching trip to Scotland
After a few cancelled holidays in the past few years, I finally managed to make a realistic escape plan for a short, but most probably a rewarding birdwatching holiday to Scotland. The original plan to visit Spain in April was destroyed by private and work related issues and I didn’t want to wait another yearContinueContinue reading “Birdwatching trip to Scotland”
Another coastal nature reserve ticked
After leaving the Sherwood Forest NNR with all the excitements by the new life bird I drove to the Lincolnshire coast to find some cool birds. Again Mandy West gave directions for a Black-throated Loon, the Horned Larks and Snow Buntings at the coast line. First I wanted to see the Black-throated Loon which hadContinueContinue reading “Another coastal nature reserve ticked”
Lifer on Robin Hood’s footsteps
The Sherwood Forest is probably the forest what everybody heard about. If not about its picturesque landscape then in relation its famous historical ‘citizen’, the Robin Hood. I anyway wanted to visit this site with the Girls but today I travelled to this pristine area to find a long staying rarity, the Parrot Crossbill. AsContinueContinue reading “Lifer on Robin Hood’s footsteps”
Speeding up with a rarity
I was desperate to go out birding today. The weather was just perfect. The girls had not much choice this time as Kea got chicken pox yesterday. I started my eBird year at the Mount Farm Lake where the regular birds were present. I didn’t see many songbirds though. Most of the berries have beenContinueContinue reading “Speeding up with a rarity”
It’s flown off!
It is not particularly a comment one wants to hear from a twitcher who is actually leaving a scene where a mega bird have been seen for days. I secretly hoped it was just a very bad English joke by an old chap so we continued our 1 mile long walk to the place where possiblyContinueContinue reading “It’s flown off!”
SzimiStyle Birding 