Seconds before the kill
I couldn’t resist including this last shot of a Hen Harrier from Islay. The eyes of this attacking male are the last thing that a poor Meadow Pipit will see before it is captured. What a way to go. I decided to avoid contact with his talons! Locally this is now a quiet time from […]
Another week on Islay
We have just returned from a week on Islay which went very quickly compared to the five weeks of our Spring visit It is always nice to return to a nest that you were filming earlier in the year and carry on again until the young fledge but in the world of wildlife filming this […]
Spitsbergen Voyage
I have just returned from a ten day cruise of the Spitsbergen fiords and the photo shows our boat entering Hornsund on the most perfect Arctic day you could ever imagine. This Arctic habitat is the most pristine on earth and we were blessed with eight days of superb weather; although it did snow on […]
A load of Blubber
No local news this week as I am on tour in Spitsbergen
Better news for the Long Eared Owls
Two very wet days this week have curtailed some filming activities but there are still plenty of challenges around if you are prepared to put time in. A moorland plantation near Burnley provided fledged young Long Eared Owls which is a nice plus after those near Oldham have been taken. I would urge anyone reading […]
A Better Week
After last weeks disappointment with egg collectors this week has been more rewarding and the weather has remained dry and sunny all week. Locally three different Whitethroat’s nests have been found and some great video of one pair with five young about to fledge. What a joy it is to film a species that feeds […]
All Good Things Come To An End
All good things come to an end and after five weeks it was time to leave Islay. Five weeks of fantastic weather with only two days of rain and mostly clear and sunny. Perhaps the view of Port Charlotte bay will remind us of it? During the last week I filmed the Peregrine intensively with […]
A Hen Harrier Week
Dry and sunny weather on Islay all week but with a strong easterly wind Good news from the Peregrines, they have now hatched – at least three young and possibly four. Both birds have been filmed together on the eyrie with the female brooding continuously but on one occasion the male has also brooded for […]
Filming is going well
Another superb weeks weather on Islay with warm conditions early in the week then turning cooler with a freshening southerly wind. Some good encounters with Corncrake during the week with plenty of good video and photos. With the vegetation now increasing rapidly finding a good view of a Corncrake is now getting much harder and […]
A good week
Here we are on Islay and after rain last Sunday we have had four fantastic sunny days with temperature up to 22c and no midgies yet! I spent some time filming a colony of Herons on Jura and with small young in the nest it indicates what a late season it is this year A […]