Birding Ecosse

Birding Ecosse Are you looking for bird watching tours in Scotland? Then welcome to Birding Ecosse. The Scottish Highlands are a haven for birds and birding.

Then welcome to Birding Ecosse the friendly, born and bred Scottish tour operator offering fully guided birding tours tailor made for you. From the tiny Crested Tit, the beautiful summer plumaged Slavonian Grebe to the mighty Golden Eagle we have it all. Add to that amazing wildlife in stunning scenery and experienced local birding guides then you have the recipe for a perfect bird watching holida

y. From an afternoon or morning, a full day birding in the field or a fully organised bird watching holiday don't feel like you are part of the crowd. If you are planning a bird watching trip to Scotland at any time of the year, please contact Birding Ecosse and talk through what your requirements are and take advantage of any special offers that we may have running at the time. And don't forget, we specialise in birds but do see an amazing array of wildlife in all of our tours. Let us collect you from a location of your choice in the Moray/Inverness area in our fully insured private car, provide an experienced local birding guide to transport you on your selected tour then drop you off, once again, at a location in the Moray/Inverness area. Alternatively, if you prefer to use your own transport then arrange a meeting point and time and we will be there, this will reduce the cost of the chosen tour. So do not delay, if you intend Birdwatching in the Scottish Highlands, please contact Birding Ecosse and let your holiday begin! We look forward to meeting you and showing you what our fantastic country has to offer.

Well that's all my birding from boats finished for 2026. Ending the Pelagic season with three trips across the Minch fro...
27/08/2026

Well that's all my birding from boats finished for 2026. Ending the Pelagic season with three trips across the Minch from Ullapool to Stornoway. Highlights this year was a good increase in both Great and Arctic Skuas, good views of Manx and Sooty Shearwaters and a very close fly by from a Storm Petrel (didn't get camera on it in time sadly) and on the blubbery side of things many views of Common Dolphin, Porpoise and Minke Whales Breaching. Only 7 months to wait until Gannet season starts! RSPB Birders Grant Arms Hotel Wild Scotland VisitScotland

Well done RSPB Scotland RSPB Loch of Strathbeg you proved me wrong!! When I said you couldn’t make the covered outdoor v...
24/08/2026

Well done RSPB Scotland RSPB Loch of Strathbeg you proved me wrong!! When I said you couldn’t make the covered outdoor viewing area at Loch of Strathbeg any worse, you managed to do it! 👏 👏 good effort to all (not) involved.

18/08/2026

CalMac Ferries Stornoway Port Authority surely after such a long time you would have come up with a better solution than dragging all
Passengers down through the ship and car
Deck to disembark and reembark at Stornaway. And for Calmac can you not go back to selling non landing tickets, or at least allow foot passengers returning straight away to Ullapool to remain on board. Thank you.

Oh look RSPB Scotland another daily update from an English RSPB reserve, how nice would it be for say RSPB Loch of Strat...
13/08/2026

Oh look RSPB Scotland another daily update from an English RSPB reserve, how nice would it be for say RSPB Loch of Strathbeg doing similar?

A bearded bandit caught in the spotlight!

Our Bearded T**s are often heard more than seen, which makes this photo of a juvenile out in the open extra special! Have a peek at the reeds next time you pass the viewing ramp facing the visitors centre on the Reedbed trail and listen out for their metallic 'ping' or 'ting' call.

Temperatures have been extremely high today on the reserve, so please don't forget to stay hydrated, and free to join us in our air conditioned visitors centre for a chat and to cool down.

Thanks goes to Macca for sharing this brilliant shot on our Flickr page.

Our sightings and listings for today will be in the comments, as usual, below.

RSPB Scotland take note, another daily update from RSPB England Frampton Marsh.
12/08/2026

RSPB Scotland take note, another daily update from RSPB England Frampton Marsh.

Spoonbill flight, reporting in!

We are currently seeing 20-30 Spoonbills daily at the reserve. They do leave at low tide, we've seen them at the edge of the saltmarsh from the boat cruises that the local RSPB members group organise. See https://group.rspb.org.uk/southlincolnshire/news-blogs/news/seal-and-birdwatching-cruises-for-2024 for details of those.

When the tide rises however the Spoonbills make their way back to the reserve, and can usually be found mooching about on the reedbed. Its always dramatic to see them arrive, thanks to 'Proud Veteran' for submitting this photo to us.

Today's sightings are in the comments below.

10/08/2026
10/08/2026

RSPB Scotland Starnafin Farm, Loch of Strathbeg RSPB Any chance we could have this sort of content from ANY of the Scottish Reserves north of Perth? Please?

24/07/2026

Scarey time. Thoughts with everyone involved.

A lovely gesture.
24/07/2026

A lovely gesture.

Our thoughts are with everyone affected by the wildfires. ❤️

The Grant Arms is offering complimentary tea, coffee and soup between 12 noon and 5pm to anyone affected. Please feel free to drop in for something warm, a quiet place to sit, or a friendly face.

Please share this post so it reaches those who may need it.

24/06/2026

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