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• Posted on August 3, 2018

  Creeping Pontus

  This year’s counting of grouse broods is nearly done in the Scottish Highlands. It is a very poor year for breeding, which is such a sad thing to see. We had two years of bad rain in the breeding season and bird stock ..
• Posted on May 2, 2018

  ….and Then the Wheels Fell off.

  As my dearest friend, Anne Johnson, says: “With pointers, in particular, just when you think things are going beautifully, then one of the wheels come off …….” And that is so true. It has been a while since I ..
• Posted on August 29, 2017

  Pontus now working.

  Well, the season is in full swing and Pontus has been walking with me, taking careful notes of how the other two are doing the job.Here Gaia has flushed the bird and Pontus is right in the middle of it all, taking it in ..
• Posted on August 8, 2017

  Pontus and Grouse Brood Counting

  This is now the season where we venture out to see how the grouse has bred over the summer. Unfortunately it has not been great here in Scotland 2017, so this year it is a real treat to be able to hunt the grouse on 12th..