An abundance of Dew Moth caterpillars and some impressive Yellow Meadow Ant mounds in a remote bay today on The Oa, #Islay

Male #chough feeding his female, giving her a few moments away from brooding her eggs.

The first feed is generally delivered at the nest, with subsequent feeds taking place outside as she follows the male out of the nesting site.

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A beach clean down at Port Nan Gallen this afternoon, a pretty thankless task due to years of waste being pushed in by strong tidal currents.

But the volunteers and myself managed to get stuck in and clear a good amount!

Rewarded with a Flapper Skate Egg case!

The Shark Trust

One super playful Bottlenose #Dolphin 🐬

The fishing boat Lucky Lucy, that we get all the shellfish for our Seafood Tours from, was coming into the yard to get some work done. But this dolphin had other ideas!

What a treat, just outside our office ☺️

#islay #bottlenosedolphin

My pleasure Leo! Great to meet you both.

Glad we managed to get connected with so many key Islay species on such limited time!

A male Yellowhammer made an appearance on the farm yesterday.

An uncommon visitor to this part of the island, and the first I’ve seen on the farm in two years.

RSPB Scotland The Oa

One of two Cuckoo here at Kinnabus, RSPB Scotland The Oa, this afternoon.

Early arrival for a species we generally don’t get sightings of until later in the month, Storm Kathleen no doubt playing a part in that.

One from our time spent on the Napo River in Ecuador.

Palm Tree Frog, #AmazonRainforest .

#treefrog #herpotology Nikon UK & Ireland

Wheatear arriving on RSPB Scotland the Oa, Islay, this week. Soon they’ll be abundant!

The females seemed happier to be snapped than the males.

Definitely a highlight of my working week, 3 otter cubs play fighting off the reserve coast yesterday.

Mum was nearby, she is doing well to rear three cubs out here! You go girl!

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A couple of North Tyneside #Fulmar this afternoon.

#WhitleyBay

Really nice to catch up with some Willow Tits again, whilst back in the north east.

Northumberland & Tyneside Bird Club #WillowTit

Greenland White-fronted Geese.

The seasonal tenure of these distinctive, migratory geese is almost at its end once again, here on Islay.

Hopefully a successful breeding season lies ahead for them, numbers of juveniles has been incredibly low this winter.

RSPB Scotland The Oa

A blaze of blue amongst the greenery of the cloud forest, a Golden-naped Tanager.

📍Mindo, Ecuador

The magical #Sunbittern in Mindo, Ecuador.

Spent a short amount time with this one, as it preened, on our last day in the cloud forest before heading to the Amazon.

#Mindo
#Ecuador #NikonZ8

Greenland White-fronted Geese

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#IsleofIslay #RSPBTheOa

Several of the 14 Chough foraging near the entrance of The Machrie.

📍 Isle of Islay

NatureScot #WorldWildlifeDay

We have Frogspawn. 🐸
RSPB Scotland The Oa
#SpawnMap Pond Dip🐸

Meet the worlds smallest monkey, the #PygmyMarmoset .

We encountered a family group of several of these tiny primate’s on our first evening in the Ecuadorean #Amazon , but only this one posed long enough for a photograph.

#GreatPotoo from the Amazon Rainforest.

A definite birding highlight for me, a bizarre cryptic species I’ve wanted to see for years.

One of three Potoo species seen in #Ecuador . 🇪🇨