2025 Wildlife Diaries
August to September 2025
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27 & 28 September 2025 : Arran days 8 & 9
Our last two days on Arran were a mixed bag, with one wet day followed…
26 September 2025 : Day 7 on the Isle of Arran
After finding Kingscross point yesterday, I was up at first light and Skye and I…
25 September 2025 – Day 6 of our Arran trip
Today dawned with glorious sunshine, and started with a trip to the beach to see…
24 September 2025 – Day 5 of our Arran Trip
Today we spent the first half of the day being tourists ! we looked around…
23 September 2025 : Day four of our Arran adventure
The day dawned a little overcast but dry and forecast to improve so we decided…
22 September 2025 : Isle of Arran in Scotland, day 3
This is our second full day on the island and we decided after visiting the…
20 & 21 September 2025 – Isle of Arran days one and two
We landed on Arran on the ferry from Troon in sunshine, and straight away went…
September 18 2025 : New puppy has paused my wildlife trips but Normal wildlife diary updates will continue very soon!
You may have noticed a short period where the wildlife diaries haven’t had many updates,…
13 August 2025 – Barn Owl roosting on a post
Tonight I took a walk to see if the two adult Barn Owls were hunting…
12 August 2025 – Barn Owl chicks appear and both adults out hunting
Tonight the sun was out and it was hot, so I headed up at dusk…
11 August 2025 : A heat wave apparently ! just a quick visit to the Barn Owls before rain drove them back to the nest
So the forecast was hot and sunny, but no one told Cumbria that, so I…
10 August 2025 : Red Kites in Dumfries
Today we started our day with a walk around the gardens at Thrieve house and…
9 August 2025 : Trip up to Dumfries & Galloway Spotted Flycatchers and a visit to WWT Caerlaverock
Today we took a trip up to Dumfries, just over the border into Scotland. We…
1 to 7 August 2025 : Mixed weather and so only a few short outings
The weather was a bit up and down for the first week in August and…
30 July 2025 – Just a Roe Deer tonight
Had a little walk out tonight to see what was out and about, and the…