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Go birding in Scotland

Bird Watching has to great holiday on offer to tempt you into the Scottish Highlands

You can join the Bird Watching team on a Highlands holiday this autumn. Click here for details of our exclusive Grant Arms reader holiday offer, from October 28 to November 1.

Or if a shorter break in late summer is more your thing (including before many migrants leave), we have a great value offer from Heatherlea. Fully guided in small groups, these short breaks are for both seasoned Scottish birding enthusiasts, and complete Highland birding beginners. More details here!

"Their handling and weight was excellent – they felt good in my hands and two fingers and a thumb found the focussing wheel very easily..."