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The Chronicle's Of My Garden Birdfeeders
I'm lucky to live in the Cairngorms National Park and I have positioned my bird feeders in my garden so I can sit and watch them from my...

Ailie Brown
Dec 21, 20233 min read
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Crossbills
Crossbill (Photo Credit: Simon Eaves) There are currently three species of crossbill recognised in Speyside: the Common Crossbill, the...

Harris Brooker
Dec 18, 20234 min read
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Monthly Hide Update
Here is our monthly update from our hide near Aviemore in the Cairngorms. Our Local Badger Clan - There are at least eight Badgers in our...

Harris Brooker
Nov 6, 20231 min read
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Owls in Speyside, Scotland
In this blog post we’ll talk about the four most regular owl species found in Speyside and in most of Britain. Because most of these are...

Harris Brooker
Oct 23, 20234 min read
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Monthly Hide Update
Here is our monthly update from our Evening Mammal Hide in the Cairngorms, near Aviemore. Badgers - They’ve been coming in every day...

Harris Brooker
Oct 9, 20231 min read
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The Arrival of the Autumn Migration
Here in Strathspey, it has been noticeable quieter the last couple weeks. Warblers and Swallows left us to head for warmer climates for...

Ailie Brown
Sep 29, 20232 min read
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Red Deer Rut
Red Deer (Cervus Elaphus) are the largest species of deer in the UK and its largest land animal. They can stand up to one metre...

Harris Brooker
Sep 25, 20234 min read
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Monthly Hide Report
Here is our monthly update from our Evening Mammal Hide in the Cairngorms, near Aviemore. Badgers - The Badgers have continued to amuse...

Harris Brooker
Sep 11, 20231 min read
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Raptor Blog
Common Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) - One of our commonest raptors and often mistaken for the Golden Eagle, it has been dubbed the ‘Tourist’s...

Harris Brooker
Aug 28, 20235 min read
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Evening Wildlife Watching Hide Update
Our Local Badger Clan - There are at least nine Badgers in our group, one of which is a cub from this year which took almost a month to...

Harris Brooker
Aug 14, 20231 min read
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Botany in Speyside (Part 2)
Hello everyone, it’s Harris here and we are back with part two of ‘Botany in Speyside’. Last time we looked at some of the rarest plants...

Harris Brooker
Jul 31, 20234 min read
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Midsummer is Here
At our Evening Mammal Hide near Aviemore, the Badgers are still coming regularly to feed and delight our visitors at every turn. There’s...

Harris Brooker
Jul 17, 20232 min read
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Botany in Speyside (Part 1)
Hi Everyone. For this post I’m going to talk about botany. The Cairngorms is well known for its birds and mammals. But equally as rare...

Harris Brooker
Jul 3, 20234 min read
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A Lunch with a View in the Cairngorms
As any good guide knows, when planning a day out, you don’t only think of the species you hope to see and where you think they might be....

Ailie Brown
Jun 28, 20232 min read
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June Is Here
The action has kept going at our Evening Wildlife Watching Hide and the Badgers have been coming every night. No sign of the cubs yet but...

Harris Brooker
Jun 19, 20231 min read
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Summer Visitors to the Cairngorms National Park
In this post I’ll be sharing with you our star attractions that appear seasonally in Speyside and the surrounding areas. Some you might...

Harris Brooker
Jun 5, 20234 min read
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Different Ways to Watch Badgers
Watching wildlife up close in the Cairngorms without disturbing it, whilst we sit inside our large hide, protected from midges and the weath

David Hull
May 22, 20232 min read
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Badger Blog
Scottish Badger Week this year is 6-14 May and so we thought this was an ideal time to focus on the other species that people hope to see...

Harris Brooker
May 8, 20234 min read
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Spring is Here
At our Evening Wildlife Watching Hide, the Badgers have continued to entertain visitors. They feed peacefully most of the time but now...

Harris Brooker
Apr 24, 20231 min read
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Pine Martens in the Scottish Highlands
One of our most elusive mammals in Britain, the Pine Marten captures human imagination. It is a member of the weasel family Mustelidae,...

Harris Brooker
Apr 10, 20234 min read
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