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March 2024 Evening Mammal Hide Update
Badger Sightings The Badgers continue to come in and feed at our hide near Aviemore, now that the winter has passed it is warmer and that...

Harris Brooker
Mar 26, 20243 min read
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December 2023 Mammal Hide Update
Autumn in the Cairngorms is a good time to view the mammals from the hide, they now have their thick winter coats and come in to feed and...

David Hull
Dec 4, 20233 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 nocturnal, owls are something of an enigma. So let’s broaden our understand of these charismatic, elusive birds. Tawny Owl ( Strix Aluco ) Tawny Owl (Photo Credit: Speyside Wildlife) This is the owl that makes the classic ‘twit-ti-woo’ noise. What you might not know is that only Tawny Owls make this sound and even then, only the males. The f

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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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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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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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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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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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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The Days are Getting Longer in Speyside
At our Evening Mammal Watching Hide near Aviemore, the days are getting longer and we are starting later in the evening. We have had up...

Harris Brooker
Mar 27, 20232 min read
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Spring in Speyside Is Almost Here
Our Badgers are still coming in every night with up to eight at a time on occasions. The cubs have grown up over the winter and in the...

Harris Brooker
Mar 6, 20232 min read
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February Has Arrived in the Cairngorms
The action has kept going at Speyside Wildlife’s Evening Wildlife Watching Hide. The days are getting longer and from the 4th February...

Harris Brooker
Feb 6, 20232 min read
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January Evening Mammal Watching in the Cairngorms
The action has kept going at Speyside Wildlife’s Evening Wildlife Watching Hide. January might be a quieter time of year for visitors,...

Harris Brooker
Jan 23, 20232 min read
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A Happy New Year 2023
The action has kept going at Speyside Wildlife’s Evening Wildlife Watching Hide. In the last weeks of 2022 we have had the Badgers coming...

Harris Brooker
Jan 2, 20231 min read
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First Frosts of December
The action has kept going at Speyside Wildlife’s Evening Wildlife Watching Hide, the winter days are now upon us with the first frosts of...

Harris Brooker
Dec 12, 20221 min read
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The Last November Nights
The action has kept going at Speyside Wildlife’s Evening Mammal Hide and as the year winds down, several things become apparent. The...

Harris Brooker
Nov 28, 20221 min read
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A Special September
The action has kept going at Our Evening Wildlife Watching Hide. September is well underway and the mammals have been coming along as...

Harris Brooker
Sep 20, 20222 min read
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Autumn is Officially Here
The action has kept going at Speyside Wildlife’s Evening Wildlife Watching Hide. We’ve had a Pine Marten visiting four nights in a row,...

Harris Brooker
Sep 5, 20223 min read
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Midsummer Moments
At the Speyside Wildlife Evening Hide in the Cairngorms, the action has kept going. The Badgers have kept coming in every day like...

Harris Brooker
Jul 25, 20222 min read
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Multitudinous Happenings
The Speyside Wildlife Evening Hide in the Cairngorms National Park will probably always be one of our timeless classics. The Badgers have...

Harris Brooker
Jun 13, 20222 min read
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