There are certain families of animal that I’ll always make an extra effort to see. As far as mammals are concerned, all of them hold my interest, but there are…

The Blue Whale is the sort of creature that captures the imagination of every child. I remember having a book when I was young that illustrated the size of a…

I already have an ‘in search of…’ page dedicated to nightjars and their allies, so it would have made sense to include this as an addendum to that page. The…

There were many different species that I planned to see in South Africa. Seeing some of them was virtually a certainty without even trying. Some required a bit of research,…

The Scottish Wildcat is clinging on to existence. Current estimates vary but suggest there are as few as 35-400 pure individuals left, making it quite possibly the rarest mammal on…

The concept of having a ‘favourite bird’ is a strange one, but if pushed, I would have to say that the Nightjar, or any number of its allies around the…

Wild Boar were once widespread throughout the country, but became extinct in the wild some time during the 13th century. Hunting was responsible for their eventual demise. In more recent…

During a trip to the west coast of Scotland and its islands, I planned to try to see Basking Sharks. After the Whale Shark, the Basking Shark is the world’s…

The Capercaillie is always amongst the most wished for bird for anyone heading north to see the Scottish specialities. Most of those species can be quickly and easily ticked off…