Hi,my name is Alan Woodcock.I have been bird-watching in the area for nearly fifty years and (bird ringing)since 1980.I hope to keep up to date sightings of wildlife I have seen (mainly birds)with occasional diary entries of past times.
I went to Scotland,staying at the lake Tummel Hotel with members of SBBO.The week long holiday was very enjoyable and well organised.With most of the bird specialities being seen.Weather wise it was relatively mild compared to the harsh weather down south.
Loch Garten
Loch Tummel Hotel (Pine Martins frequent the area and one was filmed visiting a peanut feeder on two of the nights we stayed there.
Hooded Crow and White-bellied Brents (Naine) Long-tailed Ducks also frequent the coast at Naine in good numbers.Unfortunately it was a windless day on our visit and the duck were way off.
Unfortunately due to the lack of snow.We were restricted to the restaurant viewing area.(mountain Hare,Snow Buntings (6 in all) and Ptarmigan (5 in all)(Cairngorms)
.Whooper Swans,Goosander,Pink-footed Goose and Goldeneye (Loch Leven)
Chiffchaff,Ringed billed Duck,Slavonian Grebe,9 GW Egrets and White-fronted Geese RSPB reserve.The latter a skein of 60+ flew over Burrows pit (photographed through the window of the centre.
