June is one of our busiest months for day guiding in Speyside. The summer visitors are all here and there are lots of breeding birds around and lots of wildflowers. One day guide started off with a request to see Crested Tit and Crossbill before going up Cairngorm and looking for mountain species. We began early and managed to hear Crossbills but not see them. We walked around and managed to briefly see and hear a Common Redstart. We wandered an area with smaller pines lookin

The Evening Wildlife Watching Hide is getting plenty of sightings, with daily sightings of Badgers, several of Pine Marten and a few Scottish Wildcat. On many nights we have seen Roe Deer, Red Deer, Wood Mice, a Barn Owl, Woodcock and both Soprano and Common Pipistrelles. There have been the occasional sightings of Buzzard flying over the trees. Leopard Slugs, Black Slugs, Common Toads, Common Frogs and Palmate Newts have also been seen.

Sally looks back on a trip where dramatic coastlines, seabird colonies, eagles, divers and rare Scottish Primroses combine with breathtaking scenery. A relaxed, small-group holiday with an unforgettable Highland wildlife experience.

Six owl species, close encounters with Brown Bears, a surprise Wolf and unforgettable views of Wolverines made this year's Finland Birds & Mammals holiday one to remember. Read Roy's highlights from a week packed with northern Europe's most sought-after wildlife.