Birding Ecosse Blogspot

The diary of a Tour Guide

Welcome to the Birding Ecosse blog, if it is your first visit then thank you very much for dropping in!

This blog will follow my trips and tours and all things of being a Birding Tour Guide, so if you have been out with me recently the chances are very high you will make an appearance! Most of the pictures on the blog are my own, however if I do use third party pictures I will have obtained their permission and will give them full credit.

It is designed to be a light hearted read to show how and where Birding Ecosse operates, so if you are thinking of booking a tour check out this Blog and my Blog Archives and then read through the Testimonials and you should get a flavour of what to expect! Great Birds, Great Scenery with Coffee and biscuits thrown in! Please note: All birds will have been viewed in a safe and environmentally accepted way, that is to say by using public access at all times or by the use of hides specifically erected for the observation of this species and by keeping at a safe distance and viewing through telescopes. Remember you can keep in touch via Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/dslaterbirdingecosse

So sit back and enjoy the read, any feedback is appreciated.

Keep safe and keep Birding

Dave

January 2026

Sunday 25 January 2026

Final tally for RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch:

Coal Tit 16 (yes we do get that many on the feeders at the same time!)

Chaffinch 6

Great Tit 3

Blue Tit 7

House Sparrow 3

Blue tit 3

Robin 3

Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 (M & F)

Woodpigeon 4

Dunnock 1

Goldfinch 5

Long Tailed Tit 7

Tree Sparrow 2

Treecreeper 1

Siskin 1 F

Pheasant 1 M

Collard Dove 2

Wednesday 21 January 2026

We seem to have a couple of Sparrowhawks using our feeders as a fast food takeaway, one is a big female and the other is this very persistent male. Fascinating watching it hunting. But sadly we are one Great Tit down today, however such is nature and the Sparrowhawk has to eat as well. Not the best of pictures with low light and shooting through glass, but you get the drift.

Saturday 10 January 2026

It’s been a strange start to the year! Weather has been a huge factor in the lack of birding being carried out at Birding Ecosse HQ. Highlight so far has been a pair of smart looking (and quite photogenic) Woodlarks at a local estuary. Surrounded by snow and in beautiful sunshine it was a great way to start the year.