IN some ways the book of the year for 2013 could well have been the British Trust for Ornithology’s Bird Atlas 2007–11 and it is certainly…
I make no excuses for mentioning the pine marten again so soon after mid February, because there have been some interesting developments. These have been…
There has been a great deal of publicity over roe deer recently, so it is well worth looking at their annual cycle to see what to expect in the next few…
ONE of the problems in assessing the new BTO Atlas 2007–2011 is to realise what changes have taken place, whether it be the rarities or the common…
IT was with an overall sense of anticipation that we gathered at the recent AGM of the Highland Branch of Butterfly Conservation – Scotland. The…
EVERY year there are many catalogues and magazines that land on my desk, with many of them dealing with taking wildlife into account in gardens.
OF all the books I constantly refer to, the one that covers birds is the RSPB Handbook of Scottish Birds by Peter Holden and Stuart Housden, published…
IN recent years there has been a great deal of publicity about the various gulls in the Highlands and, in particular, the herring gulls which frequent…
ONE of the problems with enticing large numbers of birds into gardens by putting out various feeders is that casualties sometimes occur.
THERE are always reports coming out about birds – mainly associated with doom and gloom and their decline.
I HAVE always had mixed feelings about house sparrows, and I was reminded of this when recently I came across a flock of them numbering over 30.
ONE of the most satisfying and exciting aspects of the job I used to have in the Highlands was to visit the various marine islands. Most of these…
Contact with readers is one of the many pleasures of writing this weekly column. Most are queries or comments but, just occasionally, it goes further…
OF all the most mysterious and iconic birds in the Highlands, the most outstanding one must be the woodcock.
IT is always with some eager anticipation that I wait for the annual report of Highland birds, so it was with great pleasure when last week the "Highland…
MY recent visit to Loch Fleet may have been an interesting one for the seals, but there are plenty of other attractions. Little wonder that it is a National…
HAVING written about seals in this Highland Wildlife only a month ago, they were the last thing on my mind as I headed north up the east coast last week.
?It is the time of the year when many people’s thoughts, including mine, turn to red deer and their annual rut.
THE long-awaited "Handbook of Garden Wildlife – Autumn/Winter 2012-13" arrived from CJ Wildlife last week. This is a comprehensive source of ideas…
IT was not long ago when, in the autumn in the Highlands, you would see cars parked in a wide range of places along country roads or cycles leant up against…
