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Nepal 2011 and 2012
Posted by Kevin - 10:31 on 10 February 2011
We had a great time in Nepal recently, travelling across the lowland reserves, with a couple of internal flights to make life easier. With over 300 birds at a leisurely pace during 14 days of birding, this was a great trip in the Heatherlea style - not to...
Waxwings at Mountview Hotel
Posted by Kevin - 11:06 on 11 November 2010
A hard day's work in the office is interrupted......
Rutland Birdfair 2010
Posted by Heatherlea - 13:38 on 13 July 2010
Coming to the Birdfair this year? So are we! Heatherlea will be in our usual place in Marquee 2, so please make a point of dropping round for a chat, you will be very welcome. As always we will be bringing ‘a taste of Heatherlea’ to keep hunge...
Iceland volcano erupts again
Posted by Heatherlea - 12:16 on 14 April 2010
I’m sure everyone has been following the reports of the volcano that erupted east of Reykjavik last month, the latest news is of a second eruption today. Andy Jones, our leader on all our Iceland holidays, has been keeping us posted with the latest ...
Extreme weather in Nethy Bridge!
Posted by Kevin Shaw - 12:13 on 06 April 2010
Since 17 December we have had about 6.5 ft of snow in Nethy Bridge. More than most of us in the village have ever seen, and certainly more than Heatherlea has experienced since we began running holidays in 1991. During our Mountview birding weeks we have ...
Top Twenty Highlights
Posted by Heatherlea - 11:45 on 20 February 2010
Heatherlea re-opened here in Scotland last Saturday with the first of our ‘Top 20′ birds and mammals holidays, and we’ve been watching eagles, otters and pine martens! Last weeks wildlife highlights included a family of Otters very close...
Going to the Birdfair?
Posted by Heatherlea - 11:40 on 18 August 2009
So are we! Heatherlea will be in Marquee 2, stands 60/61, so if you are coming, please pop by and see us. We will have shortbread biscuits, flapjacks and this year our own fudge, all hand-made in the Heatherlea kitchen here at Mountview Hotel. Another inn...
Heatherlea continues Eco-Bursary
Posted by Kevin Shaw - 11:39 on 18 August 2009
We are delighted to confirm that the Heatherlea Bursary in Environmental Sciences at Lancaster University will continue for another year.
Heatherlea make a payment to the University each August, and our Bursary is awarded by the Department of Biology to ...
Heatherlea, 20 years of outstanding wildlife holidays
Posted by Kevin and Caryl - 11:33 on 18 June 2009
We can’t believe it, but next year will be Heatherlea’s 20th season of guided wildlife holidays. Based at Heatherlea Guest House in Boat of Garten, our first birding holidays began in 1991, and we soon filled this small, homely place to capaci...
The Top Twenty (7 - 14 Feb) Part 1
Posted by Heatherlea - 11:18 on 12 February 2009
The Highland landscape is wonderful this week, the snow is deep and crisp, the forests are a frozen tableau, and clear, sunny days provide a calm and peaceful setting for our first holiday week of 2009. Wildlife, not surprisingly, is less active in sub-ze...
Getting Ready for the new season
Posted by Kevin Shaw - 10:42 on 22 January 2009
Heatherlea re-opens here in Scotland on Saturday February 7 with the first of our ‘Top 20′ birds and mammals holidays, and we just can’t wait. Every season is the same, but this year we really can’t wait to get going. So much econo...
Welcome to the Heatherlea Blog!
Posted by Heatherlea - 10:08 on 31 December 2008
Welcome to the new Heatherlea blog where we will keep you up to date with all the latest bird sightings, holiday news and other goings on at Heatherlea.
Here is a photo taken today, and you can see that our guests enjoying the ‘Last and First Birds...
Heatherlea Birdrace 2
Posted by Kevin Shaw - 11:10 on 21 January 2008
The 2009 Heatherlea Birdrace began at 0630 hrs on Sunday 1 March, with three teams whizzing off in different directions to see how many birds they could find in a single day. Before the event, a score of 80 – 90 was considered to be a good target, a...
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