While I was on Westray last week phenomenal numbers of Long-tailed Skuas were passing by in the NW gale. Seawatching in those conditions...

I have been lucky enough to be visiting various of the Orkney islands for the past fortnight. Always a fantastic archipelago - packed wit...

Wood Warbler giving shiver-song in Duddingston yesterday I have managed to photograph these three species of Phylloscopus (leaf-search...

I grew up in North Wales listening to the song of Wood Warblers through my bedroom window. After moving to Edinburgh I am pretty sure th...

I spent a couple of hours checking the gulls at Seafield today. While it was the Lesser Black-backed Gulls that predominated on St Margar...

Watching the wagtails along the coast at the weekend reminded me that there still are plenty of Malawi bird shots that I have yet to blog. ...

I nipped along the coast on Sunday morning hoping to catch some of the recent White Wagtail passage, and I was not disappointed. At l...

Both Herring x Lesser Black-backed Gull hybrids* were in among the gulls at Seafield today. Though it took quite a number of hours befor...

Herring Gull (centre) with dilution mutation (isabel) showing much reduced eumelanin across plumage Seeing a white-winged gull is usuall...

Adult presumed hybrid Herring x LBBG. Same bird as seen 16 Feb, still present at Seafield today 21 April. *All references to hybrid sta...