by chodgson | Jun 20, 2013 | England, Europe, Travel
We visit London around 3-4 times a year and have the fantastic advantage of very generous friends, who happily accommodate us. I usually spend my time split between Kew Gardens and the Natural History Museum, but this year under the advice of our hosts I decided to...
by chodgson | Apr 11, 2013 | Travel and Wildlife TV, Wildlife Videos
A short clip of the three Slavonian Grebes – Podiceps auritus, that were present in the City Quay in Dundee. Also known as horned grebes.
by chodgson | Apr 11, 2013 | Europe, Scotland, The Birds, Travel, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
Slavonian Grebes, Podiceps auritus, are a regular visitor to our shores albeit in small numbers. In total there are about 1100 birds each year but this only yields between 39-43 pairs. Because of this they are classified as ‘amber status’ by the...
by chodgson | Apr 11, 2013 | Europe, Scotland, The Birds, Travel, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
For a few days each spring the delightful Slavonian Grebe, Podiceps auritus can be seen in a few harbours around the UK before it moves inland to selected lochs and lakes where it will spend the spring and summer and hopefully breed. There are roughly 40 breeding...
by chodgson | Apr 7, 2013 | Europe, Group/Tour Reviews, Scotland, The Birds, Travel, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
Anyone who is a birder must at some point want to tick off our largest bird of prey – the White Tailed Eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla (Sea Eagle or Erne), and the Isle of Skye is one of the best places to do this. Boat trips can be taken from Portree out to the sea...
