Wildlife @ Bankhead Agility

Apr

17

Toads

Amphibians Posted by Iain Taylor / 0 comments

As with previous years, the pond is a huge draw to the local Toad population. Whilst returning to the house with the dogs late one evening, they kept sniffing at gravel outside our house. When the security lights came on the reason became clear, there were about fifteen Toads that had come out from their […]

A feather for the nest

I often hear and occasionally see Wrens flitting through the undergrowth on the banks of the river Don. This one didn’t appear to be to put out [...]

Goldfinches in the Garden

The longer evenings provide plenty of time to get out and about in the garden after work. The tress and hedges are currently alive with flocks of Gold[...]

Forvie Sands, Newburgh

Grey and Common seals are a familiar site in the Ythan Estuary at the southern edge of the Forvie Sands Nature reserve. On the day I visited there wer[...]

Buzzards

From my office window I often see Buzzards circling over the fields to the rear of the office. This lunchtime a couple of Buzzards were circling over [...]

Fyvie Revisited

For a second time this month I was able to spend a couple of hours in the grounds of Fyvie Castle. This time I was able to get closer to some of the T[...]

Wildfowl at Fyvie Castle

This Sunday I was able to spend an hour or so watching the birds at the Lake by Fyvie Castle. It made a change being able to get so close to the Greyl[...]

This years first trip to the Don

Clear skies for a change made a visit to the river Don at lunch time possible. The river is still flowing quickly following the recent heavy rainfall [...]

A breezy day at Sunnyside beach

Sunnyside Beach, to the West of Sandend, is one of our favourite walks, even on a windy day like this one.[...]