The Evening Wildlife Watching Hide is getting plenty of sightings, with daily sightings of Badgers, several of Pine Marten and a few Scottish Wildcat. On many nights we have seen Roe Deer, Red Deer, Wood Mice, a Barn Owl, Woodcock and both Soprano and Common Pipistrelles. There have been the occasional sightings of Buzzard flying over the trees. Leopard Slugs, Black Slugs, Common Toads, Common Frogs and Palmate Newts have also been seen.

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

The Evening Wildlife Watching Hide has been producing plenty of sightings this month. Badgers have been regular visitors, along with Pine Martens and the Scottish Wildcat. Other wildlife seen or heard from the hide has included Wood Mice, Roe Deer, Red Deer, Eurasian Snipe, Woodcock, Grey Heron and even an Otter, which was the first one I have ever seen at the hide. As the weather continues to warm up, the sightings keep coming and will hopefully continue into June.

Jane reflects on a beautiful spring week in Speyside, filled with Black Grouse, coastal wildlife encounters, peaceful lochs and some very unexpected Water Voles.