From the archives, here are a few pictures from a weekend trip I did a few years back with my buddy Dominic Cormier back when I was living in the UK. It was a short, whirlwind trip that I never got around to writing up because I was too busy. We battled a raging blizzard on the second of the two days and spotted some amazing birds mainly on the first day. Our main purpose for visiting was to try and see a Capercaillie. I think I got 10 lifers:
- Crested Tit
- Parrot Crossbill
- Rock Ptarmigan
- Capercaillie (a pair, Dom saw one well and I caught a brief glimpse of them flying through the pines)
- Linnet
- Ring Ouzel
- Black Grouse
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Willow Warbler
Enjoy the pictures!
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| Black Grouse |
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| Red Grouse (same sp. as Willow Ptarmigan so not technically a lifer) |
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| Crested Tit |
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| Red Grouse male |
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| Rock Pipit |
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| Eurasian Oystercatcher |
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| Red Grouse |
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| Eurasian Robin |
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| Mt. Cairngorm searching for ptarmigans |
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| Rock Ptarmigan |
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| Ring Ouzel |
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| Highland Hare |
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| Oystercatcher in the parking lot of the supermarket! |
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The raging blizzard that made finding an Arctic Loon impossible |
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| Blue Tit |
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