I had some time available for birding this weekend. Walking home from work on Friday this Blackcap in the Hermitage seemed to herald a h...

  Silhouettes: Glossy Ibis and Iceland Gull on North Uist.

  West Beach on Berneray must be one of the most spectacular beaches in Britain - in fact it is so beautiful that it was once used to ill...

If you have ever wondered who would win in a fight between a Carrion Crow and a Shore Crab then here is your answer. Unsurprisingly, it ...

The drive in to Balranald RSPB on North Uist is a classic location to photograph Redshank and other waders on the rocks and fenceposts. ...

If it wasn't for the ubiquity of the feral pigeon living as a commensal species in human-altered habitats, people would rave abo...

An adult Lesser Black-backed Gull is mobbing a (probable 2CY) White-tailed Eagle last week. Life in the Uists must be a constant barrag...

I have posted an aerial shot on this theme previously , taken in Harris in 2011, so I thought I would add a North Uist shot from 2012. Sp...

This uncropped shot was taken during one of the most exciting wildlife encounters I have ever had - an otter choosing to come ashore righ...

We have just returned from a week on North Uist, Berneray and Benbecula - a truly beautiful part of the world and a fantastic place to ...