IN SEARCH OF GOLDEN EAGLE

In July 2026 I travelled to The Cairngorms in the Scottish Highlands in search of Golden Eagle, the temperature was over 32° as I walked over a mile along a mountain track looking towards Nethey Bridge. After sitting for a while I noticed what I thought was low cloud but eventually realised it was the start of a wildfire, I watched for over an hour thinking it may draw Golden Eagle towards me but decided to leave when the wind changed direction. I retreated from the mountain to find a Police road block near Aviemore Ski Centre, they were evacuating the whole area for safety, the wildfire later became International news. 

Despite 3 further days walking along the Findhorn River Valley searching for Golden Eagles I spotted only Buzzard and Peregrine.

My Golden Eagle hit-list was nil and so I returned to the same area in October and walked the beautiful Findhorn River Valley again, spotting Peregrine, Red Kite and Buzzard.

After walking over 3 miles along a mountain track a Golden Eagle appeared above me to the North and I managed to capture some images and a little video footage as it soared past. 

I plan on re-visiting the spectacularly beautiful Scottish Highlands in the Spring of 2027 with the desire to see and capture more images of the magnificent Golden Eagle.