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Tuesday, July 20
Highlights w/c 11th July
by
Jon
on Tue 20 Jul 2010 04:15 PM BST
Had a great week with Glenloy Wildlife guests, despite unseasonably cool and often wet weather: Sunday 11th. Orchids still in ... more »
Thursday, July 8
Highlights w/c 26/6/10
by
Jon
on Thu 08 Jul 2010 04:39 PM BST
Another great week out with Glenloy Wildlife - mixed weather, but enough sunshine to bring the butterflies and dragonflies out. ... more »
Tuesday, June 15
Butterflies and sun
by
Jon
on Tue 15 Jun 2010 12:52 PM BST
Have been fair-weather naturalists in Lochaber this last week, coming out with the sun and looking for butterflies and dragonflies. ... more »
Wednesday, June 9
Glenloy Wildlife Highlights w/c 29th May, 2010
by
Jon
on Wed 09 Jun 2010 01:18 PM BST
Another group of guests were blessed with fine Lochaber weather this week, and we managed a full week's programme without ... more »
Thursday, May 27
Not so rare butterlies
by
Jon
on Thu 27 May 2010 11:56 AM BST
This last week has been great for scarce and not-so-scarce butterflies around Glenloy. Last Sunday we followed up a lead ... more »
Wednesday, May 26
Wildlife highlights w/c 15th may
by
Jon
on Wed 26 May 2010 11:39 AM BST
We had a full and productive week with Glanloy Wildlife last week, and even the weather was kind to us ... more »
Friday, May 14
BUtterflies are back
by
Jon
on Fri 14 May 2010 02:37 PM BST
The warm spring weather in Lochaber last weekend brought the butterflies out in force. Thursday 6th was a great day ... more »
Saturday, May 1
Spring is finally here
by
Jon
on Sat 01 May 2010 01:07 PM BST
Spring has at long last come to Fort William. There was a Blackcap singing in the garden at Glenloy Lodge ... more »
Monday, April 26
HIghlights w/c 17th April
by
Jon
on Mon 26 Apr 2010 03:57 PM BST
Our first wildlife hoiliday of the year was a great success, despite all that the West Highland weather could throw ... more »
Monday, April 12
Migrants trickling in
by
Jon
on Mon 12 Apr 2010 08:04 PM BST
The weather in the West Highlands has been absolutely glorious over the weekend, and we have even managed to catch ... more »
Friday, April 2
Ospreys back
by
Jon
on Fri 02 Apr 2010 05:12 PM BST
Finally saw the osprey back at the nest site on Loch Lochy yesterday. It flew in from the direction of ... more »
Monday, March 22
Deer and the road to Skye
by
Jon
on Mon 22 Mar 2010 11:40 AM GMT
The much-needed rain is beating down on Lochaber, and the lochs are filling up with snow-melt. Conversely, the ski slopes ... more »
Monday, March 15
First frog spawn
by
Jon
on Mon 15 Mar 2010 12:06 PM GMT
At last the garden pond at Glenloy Lodge has finally thawed (Monday 15th), after almost three months of ice. Hard ... more »
Tuesday, March 9
A four otter day
by
Jon
on Tue 09 Mar 2010 05:13 PM GMT
Have been enjoying the continung spell of bright sunshine here in Lochaber.The temperature reached a heady 9oC on Saturday (although ... more »
Thursday, March 4
Still in the grip of winter
by
Jon
on Thu 04 Mar 2010 04:42 PM GMT
Out and about in Lochaber we have continued to fight our way through snow and ice, pretty much as soon ... more »
Friday, February 19
Up with the blackcock
by
Jon
on Fri 19 Feb 2010 12:14 PM GMT
Up before dawn yesterday to inspect our local blackcock lek, and try and get some pictures. Surprised to find a ... more »
Thursday, February 11
Crossbills feeding on ash?
by
Jon
on Thu 11 Feb 2010 01:10 PM GMT
Still cold at Glenloy and the mountains are white-capped. The canal continues to periodically freeze over, so the water temperature ... more »
Wednesday, January 20
Sea Eagle hunt
by
Jon
on Wed 20 Jan 2010 01:28 PM GMT
Spotted an adult White-tailed Eagle at the mouth of the River Loy on Monday (18th), just a few hundred metres ... more »
Friday, January 8
January freeze
by
Jon
on Fri 08 Jan 2010 11:42 AM GMT
Here in Glenloy, we haven't had the volume of snow that has been found elsewhere in Scotland, but the weather ... more »
Saturday, January 2
December afterthoughts
by
Jon
on Sat 02 Jan 2010 06:28 PM GMT
One late, long December evening we went down from Glenloy to a concert in Strontian. Weather being reasonably amenable, one ... more »
Thursday, December 31
Winter Wonderland
by
Jon
on Thu 31 Dec 2009 11:12 AM GMT
In mid December, we were bemoaning the lack of a decent cold spell in Glen Loy, and now the old ... more »
Tuesday, December 1
Thanks Roy
by
Jon
on Tue 01 Dec 2009 04:51 PM GMT
Having suffered some pretty wet and miserable weather in Glenloy, along with the rest of the country, we were pleased ... more »
Monday, November 16
November update
by
Jon
on Mon 16 Nov 2009 11:40 AM GMT
Here in Lochaber we had a couple of outings in more-or-less fair weather last week. The first was to Glen ... more »
Friday, October 30
Warm and wet in Lochaber
by
Jon
on Fri 30 Oct 2009 05:09 PM GMT
The weather in Glenloy remains unseasonably mild, if wet. A couple of strong winds have started to strip the foliage ... more »
Wednesday, October 14
Autumnal comings and goings
by
Jon
on Wed 14 Oct 2009 01:08 PM BST
Went for an atmospheric walk along the Caledonian Canal from Glen Loy this morning. The water was still, the mist ... more »
Monday, October 5
Over the sea to Skye
by
Jon
on Mon 05 Oct 2009 01:09 PM BST
Had a change and a Grand Day Out last week, taking visitors to Skye for the day. We were blessed ... more »
Tuesday, September 22
A touch of the exotic
by
Jon
on Tue 22 Sep 2009 05:02 PM BST
Time for a busman's holiday. Always a good excuse to suss out the local landscape for Glenloy guests. So, we ... more »
Monday, September 14
Glenloy Wildlife highlights w/c 5th September
by
Jon
on Mon 14 Sep 2009 01:23 PM BST
Our latest group of guests enjoyed a great week out with Glenloy Wildlife , despite some rather mixed weather. Sunday ... more »
Thursday, September 3
Early Autumn arond Glen Loy
by
Jon
on Thu 03 Sep 2009 03:32 PM BST
The rain has been incessant in Lochaber throughout August, but this has not stopped the flood of tourists, many from ... more »
Friday, August 14
Ospreys on the move
by
Jon
on Fri 14 Aug 2009 04:49 PM BST
The local osprey chicks at Loch Lochy were fledged a couple of weeks ago and are now venturing further afield. ... more »
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