RFI: Spain in October
Hi all, I’ll be in Madrid in early October, and will have time to go for 2 days (1-2 nights) for mammal watching. I believe its too early for Lynx in Andujar and too late for
Trip report – West Scottish Highlands, September 2026
I’m just back from a trip to the Ardnamurchan Peninsula and Isle of Mull in Scotland, where I went in search of pine martens and otters. In the end I was unsuccessful in seei
Pembrokeshire, Wales
This is the second for four reports on the wildlife I’ve encountered in Wales this year. 19 mammal species in total with 3 cetaceans and 5 carnivores https://hughlansdown.com
How to find a pine marten?
I live in Ireland, and while I have an Ardnamurchan Peninsula trip planned in a few weeks, I would also love to see pine martens in my home country. There is a hide in the Slieve B
Large rodents of southeast Poland
A short trip to southeast Poland targeting Podolian Ground Squirrel and Common Hamster. The hamsters were surprisingly easy, the ground squirrels surprisingly tricky. GPS coordinat
Mammalwatching Around Salzburg, Austria?
Hi everyone! I’ll be going with my wife and child on a family (non-mammalwatching) trip to Austria next week, where we’ll spend 5 nights in Salzburg and 1 in Vienna. Of
Madeira, July 2026
I spent the last few days of July in Funchal, Madeira looking for cetaceans with mammalwatchers Charles Hood and Seva Rudyi plus my buddy Sion Hughes (not yet a mammalwatcher but h
Saimaa Seals in Finland, July 2026
I spent most of July with my kids – not looking for mammals – on what some might describe as a ‘normal’ holiday. I took this as a learning experience .. and
Ardnamurchan/Isle of Mull tips
Hi guys! I’ll be heading to the Ardnamurchan Peninsula and the Isle of Mull for a few days in early/mid September. The planned route will look something like that shown in th
A quick note on Mediterranean Monk Seals
Because there aren’t a lot of recent reports, I thought I would do a quick summary of how to see the Mediterranean Monk Seal in a pretty reliable spot not far from Athens. The lo