May is one of our busiest months for day guiding in Speyside, and for good reason. It is when the wildlife reaches its peak, alongside June. The summer visitors have all returned and the breeding season is well underway. One of my day guides began in an area of birch woodland, looking for Wood Warblers, Tree Pipits and Pied Flycatchers. We managed to see two Wood Warblers carrying nesting material, confirming they had returned to breed in the area this year. Pied Flycatcher w

March has been an amazing month to see wildlife and there are so many highlights to choose from. One day in March I led a day guide that started in Carrbridge and I took my guests to look for Black Grouse. We had initially said we would start at 8am, but after an initial visit to one of the lek sites and not finding anything, I began to have my doubts and suggested a 7am start just to be sure. I hoped that it wouldn’t be too early in the season.

When booking a Guided Day Out with us, you may not know what itinerary to choose, a popular choice is ‘Our Cairngorms National Park’....

(Red Grouse, Ptarmigan, Black Grouse - Kate Mennie) There are many birds and wildlife that people hope to see when they go out with one of our guides in the Cairngorms National Park. Here we are highlighting the four Grouse species that you can find in the National Park and how you can get the best chance to see them. We shall also try and answer the most commonly asked questions about the species. Black Grouse lekking (Kate Mennie) Black Grouse Black Grouse are an illusive m

Twelve Bramblings perching, Eleven Snow Buntings flocking, Ten Red Deer prancing, Nine Red Squirrels leaping, Eight Black Grouse grazing,...

Our Guided Days Out, through April and early May, have been truly fantastic; with a nice mixture of both Scottish specialities showing...

Things to look and listen for during Spring in Speyside… I’ve had the pleasure recently during our Guided Days Out in the Cairngorms...

Snow flurries and more windstorms have made February quieter in terms of guiding. The winter wildlife has been enjoying some of the...

Starting with the Cairngorms National Park on the NE250 Ptarmigan This was an inaugural (and not our last) tour of the ‘NE250’, a road...

Stepping outside our fabulous accommodation in Speyside at The Steading, you are instantly immersed in the sounds of Spring in the...