Private Scottish Highlands Birding Day with John Poyner
Shape a private Highland birding day around Cairngorm pinewoods and lochs, the Moray Firth or the Black Isle, with the route chosen for current conditions.
About this tour
This private day gives you a choice of contrasting Highland landscapes rather than a fixed circuit. John Poyner can focus on Caledonian pine forest, lochs and heather moorland in the Cairngorms, follow the estuaries and bays of the Moray Firth, or explore the Black Isle between the Moray and Cromarty Firths.
Inland possibilities include Crested Tit, crossbills, Black Grouse, Red Grouse, divers, Slavonian Grebe and birds of prey. A coastal day can instead concentrate on sea ducks, grebes, divers, waders and seasonal migrants, while the Black Isle adds farmland birds, geese and the tidal mudflats around Udale Bay.
The exact area is selected around the season, weather, recent bird activity and your interests. This flexibility allows more time in the habitats offering the strongest field opportunities on the day, without presenting any species as guaranteed.
Guides
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Meet locally and choose the strongest route for the day. The session may link Cairngorm pinewoods, lochs and moorland for forest birds, grouse and raptors, or move to Moray Firth and Black Isle coasts for sea ducks, divers, grebes, waders and migrants. Weather, season and recent activity determine the final sequence of stops.
Locations & map
- Nethy Bridge - United Kingdom
Availability & pricing
Availability: Available on request · Season: Available year-round by arrangement; targets vary with the season.
Included
- Private bird and wildlife guiding
- Local pickup and transport
Not included
- Meals and accommodation
- Personal expenses
Transport & stays
- Car or MPV