A Common Scoter (Not Caithness) and a Bar-Tailed Godwit from Reiss Beach on Friday Evening @caithnessbirds.bsky.social #birds #highlands #scotland

Ruff and Mergansers Wick River this afternoon. @caithnessbirds.bsky.social #birds #caithness #scotland

Red Grouse, not often they pose this well #birds #grouse #highlands #scotland

A Merlin and Black Darter at Noss Head today #birds #bugs #insects #migration @caithnessbirds.bsky.social

#birds #wildlife #scotland

Eiders from this week outings #birds #scotland #wildlife

Early morning #caithnessbirds #caithness #scotland #wildlife #birds

Spotted Flycatcher and Large Red Damsel Fly #caithnessbirds #birds #scotland

Pod of BNDs along the #caithness coast this morning #cetaceans #orcawatch #dolphins #scotland #summer

Small Tortoiseshell (On nettles), Green Veined (on Cuckoo flower) and a Red Campion (shot with 100mm Macro) #insects #caithness #scotland #canon #R5

Ring Plover with some distraction behaviours #birds #caithness #scotland #canon #R5

#birds #castles #beaches #loons #caithness #scotland

Stunning weather in the #highlands for survey work #birds #scotland

Macro photography is a lot harder (with Laowa MF Lens) than anticipated but here's a Mountain Pansy (from a mountainside) and a Cranefly from the car bonnet. #firstattempt #insects #flowers

Lovely close ups with the several Redpols today #caithnessbirds #birds #ornithology

Some springtime #Birds #Caithness

Some recreational birding didn't provide much in the way of photos - but I managed to stealth quite close to a Hare on my walk. #birds #mamnals #wildlife #highlands #caithness

Hen Harrier (Male) in the wilds of Caithness #birds #caithness #highlands #scotland

Twa waders from last year #birds #highlands #scotland

Golden Eagle #birds #highlands #scotland #survey

Looking toward the Caithness hills at sunset (15:45) today #birds #caithness #highlands

Last 4 of 24 #birds #highlands #survey #caithness #skye #scotland

Some of the northern lights back in May of 2024 #birds #caithness #highlands #scotland #aurora

A few more #birds #caithness #highlands #scotland

A few pics of Caithness wildlife #birds #Caithness #highlands #scotland #survey

Just a few nuggets from 2024 #birds #highlands #nests #ecology #caithness #uplandwaders #survey

Bugs, butterflies and beaches 1200ft above sea level #ecology #survey #birds #wildlife #photography #caithness #highlands

Well it's been a super busy year, I have achieved an HNC in Wildlife and Conservation Management, A CPD in Bird biodiversity and monitoring Methods and began a PDA in ecological surveying. I'll post a few more highlights.... #ecology #survey #birds #wildlife #photography #caithness #highlands