Police are appealing for information after a White Fronted Goose was shot and disposed of in a plastic bag on the banks of River Thurso in the Halkirk area, after a report on Tuesday 30th January 2023 of parts of a bird being found within a plastic bag. Caithness Birds

Both the Kingfisher and Great Spotted Woodpecker have been filmed on the Thurso Riverside over the last few days. An adult Iceland Gull is passing the house at Scrabster daily, but sadly my visiting Waxwings left a week ago.

I’m planning to drive round Iceland 🇮🇸 at the end of May, so am looking for recommendations on where to watch birds/wildlife. So far I’ve 3 nights at Myvatn, boat trips at Husavik & Olafsvik 🐋 but sadly won’t have time for the West Fjords. Any recs would be much appreciated ☺️

Caithness campaigner says A9 road sign prank is ‘unfair to the moon’ dlvr.it/T4y1QW

Swallow in Scrabster this morning (7/4/24) Caithness Birds Also had our first Sandmartin here on 31/3/24.

Two Tree Sparrows in our Scrabster Garden this afternoon, the first I’ve seen since last September. Does anyone know if they move far between seasons? Caithness Birds

Spotted WTE G542 from the house here on the north coast of Scotland last week, one of 12 birds released/fledged from the Isle of Wight in 2021. 41 days before my sighting she had been recorded on the outskirts of Reading. Had also been in Caithness during the summer of 2022

A wonderful day yesterday following 3 orca around the Caithness Coast. This encounter with Bull 72 at Ackergill was just one of the many fabulous moments we had with them 🖤

Bottlenose Dolphins are putting on a show in Thurso Bay just now 11.40, they’ve been here for the last 90 minutes.

Yesterday we were treated to some fabulous views of 30+ Bottlenose Dolphins in Thurso Bay 🐬 They stayed around for most of the day, often close to shore allowing hundreds of people to get out and see them.

Brunnich’s Guillemot showing well in Scrabster Harbour this morning, but sadly appears to be poorly. Found yesterday by a lady up on holiday.

An incredible day out in The Minch yesterday where we saw 7 individual Humpback Whales, some of which were lunge feeding on krill. What a spectacle 🐋🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

A few of the many…. other Humpback Whale photos taken during our trip out into The Minch on Saturday.

A Mother and calf Harbour Porpoise who approached our stationary boat in The Minch. The mother then began logging not too far from us on a number of occasions and the thought is that she was nursing the calf, who still has its fatal folds.

A trip into The Minch wouldn’t be complete without Common Dolphins 🐬They have so much energy and character, alway a joy to encounter🐬

Just saw my first Pinkfeet of the Autumn, Two flocks flew in from the NE of Thurso, approx 90-100 birds in total 🍂 Caithness Birds

4 of the 8 Great White Egrets seen at Wester near Wick today. Caithness Birds

Wonderful encounter with 10 Orca off the #Caithness coast at the weekend 🖤

The Otters have been putting on quite a show in Thurso this week and it’s been wonderful to see so many people captivated by them 🤎 Hopefully they hang around for a while!

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