Orca Sightings on Eigg!
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July welcomed 2 new Conservation Volunteers to Eigg, Sally and Holly, who have been assisting me with wildlife monitoring, guided walks and our events programme. This blog post comes courtesy …
Tonight – Dolphins!
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This evening (Sunday 9th October) at the Birnam Arts Centre, Charlie Phillips will be talking about the Bottlenose Dolphins in the Moray Firth. This will not only be fascinating (fact-wise) …
Reminder: An evening with Charlie Phillips – On a Rising Tide
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This Sunday evening at 7.30pm a very special event will be taking place at the Birnam Arts Centre, in aid of Loch of the Lowes and the Birnam Arts charity. We …
An evening with Charlie Phillips: On a Rising Tide
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Coming up next month we have a very special evening event taking place at the Birnam Arts Centre. On 9th October at 7.30pm we are delighted to be joined by …
That time I saw orca whales at St Kilda…
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At this time of year I often struggle to know what to write about, there is only so many times I can write, the waterfalls at the Falls of Clyde …
Volunteer with MARINElife!
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Over the weekend I popped down to the Cumbria Wildlife Trust headquarters to attend a training course held by MARINElife. MARINElife is a leading charity conserving marine wildlife through research …
Thar she blows!
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With the recent sightings of humpback whales in Aberdeen harbour and off Bangor, Co. Down being reported in the news it got me thinking about an afternoon back in January this year. …
Species profile – Common seal (Phoca vitulina)
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At low tide the mudflats of Montrose Basin are a safe haven for between 10-20 seals each day. The seals, which are almost always common seals, also known as harbour …