J GillSep 9, 20231 min readCommon merganser (Mergus merganser)In the UK, common mergansers are known as goosanders. People can even get in a huff if you refer to them as common mergansers, and I...
J GillSep 9, 20231 min readCommon ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)Shorebirds are definitely not my specialty, but having lived on a small island for three years, I've got to know my fair share of them,...
J GillSep 9, 20231 min readEurasian curlew (Numenius arquata)Long before we saw this bird, we heard it near the Sumburgh Head Hotel. It was making this sound, starting out in one lower note and then...
