It's been a really good start to the year in terms of wildlife. I have been working in Scotland for the past ten days. The weather has been kind and I have been lucky enough to see lots of fabulous species. I was in Argyle for a week researching an area, which produced a lovely 1st winter Iceland Gull, several Great Northern and Black-throated Divers, Black Guillemots, Common Scoter, Slavonian Grebes, European White-fronted Geese, Whooper Swans and in the hills a pair of Golden Eagles, male Hen Harrier and lots of Raven. One bizarre experience was seeing a small flock of 6 male Bullfinches around a very wind swept trig point at over 400m on a desolate hill. Further south in South Lanarkshire I got excellent views of several flocks of Pink-footed Geese, another cracking male Hen Harrier, female Merlin and yet another Iceland Gull.
Looking forward now to getting back to Spain and readying myself for the first three short breaks of 2012 in the Sierra de Andujar looking for the very rare abd incredibly gorgeous Iberian Lynx. Here's a photo from a trip I lead back in October.
There's still a couple of places left for the 1st - 5th Feb trip if you're quick! See the full itinerary - HERE
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