26th Dec. Two male bullfinches spotted feeding on dock seeds.

20th Dec. Siskin on peanuts today.

18th Dec. Tracks of fox, rabbits and pheasants in the snow. 

16th Dec. Long eared owl spotted in the area.

9th Dec. Female Bullfinch visited.

Dec. Winter has arrived. Snow and ice. The Robin (right) feeds on the ground. Wrens prefer live food and rarely take nuts and fat. Blue tits, Great tits, Coal tits, Green and Gold Finches, Tree Sparrows all coming to the bird feeders.

Nov.16th. Vistited Primary Four, Markethill School, Turriff. The Pupils were very interested in the geology at Windyhills and have been experimenting with water, stones and sand. They have proved that fast flowing water can carry large stones and boulders and slow flowing water can only carry light particles, like sand. They were fasinated by the variety of wildlife in the neighbourhood and especially liked the pictures of the swallows being fed and of the baby Tawny Owl.

Nov. First half of the month - weather mild and dry. Second half, wet, snow and frost. Birds now coming to eat at the bird feeders. Peanuts most popular with the Tit family. Great, blue and coal tits. Robins and Dunnocks prefer to feed on the ground. They love grated cheese and ground up peanuts mixed with oatmeal, raisins and fat.

24th Oct. Wild and very wet day. Most of the leaves have fallen.

21st Oct. Bog Aspodel (right) in full autumn colour. Seed heads have changed to bright orange and the leaves are pale cream.

20th Oct. First Field Fare seen, always a sign of colder weather coming.

17th Oct. New moth for area - Merveille du Jour. See moth pictures in Flora and Fauna section.

13th Oct. Brambles and Rosehips are ripe.

2nd Oct. Grampian Fungi Group record the Windyhills species. One particular mushroom with a black cap caused a few eyebrows to be raised. None of the group had seen it before and a sample is off to Kew Gardens along with photos to help with identification.