No need to travel halfway round the globe to spot iconic wildlife - it's right here on our doorstep in the UK and Steve Wright, keen amateur naturalist, travels from the Isle of Man to Norfolk, to the Orkneys, Northern Ireland and everywhere in-between on his various short holiday expeditions, clutching his specific wildlife wish-list for each trip.
The result is an inspiring and engaging diary of his personal encounters with white-tailed eagles, otters, bottlenose dolphins, fulmars, puffins, osprey, sand lizards, even red-necked wallabies. And the characters he meets on the way. He hears snipe drumming, watches a shrew in Wales, admires pilot whales off Lewis.
Steve's wildlife travel diaries give excellent practical tips, such as bird-hide etiquette, how to identify birds on the wing, how to consult local wildlife rangers about what might be spotted on each outing and where to find that species.
But most importantly his highly-readable wildlife travels are a call to others to book themselves in to pubs and small hotels the length and breadth of Britain and follow his example, for a series of fun British wildlife safaris.
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Steve Wright lives on the Isle of Man where he works as the Tynwald Seneschal in the Manx parliament.
His passion is wildlife, although he retains sufficient enthusiasm for his interest in beer, his allotment and travel around the UK.
He shares his love of flora and fauna by working in his spare time as a part-time professional Manx tour
guide and film-maker.
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Norfolk 11
Chapter 2 Mull 25
Chapter 3 Cairngorms National Park 39
Chapter 4 Lake District and Isle of Man 54
Chapter 5 Shetland - Lerwick and Brae 68
Chapter 6 Shetland - Unst and Sumburgh 82
Chapter 7 Galloway, Northumbria and Yorkshire 96
Chapter 8 Skye, Harris and Lewis 112
Chapter 9 Orkney - West Mainland 127
Chapter 10 Orkney - South Ronaldsay and East Mainland 142
Chapter 11 Dorset - Poole 155
Chapter 12 Dorset - Weymouth 167
Chapter 13 Wales - Powys, Gwynedd and Ceredigion 179
Chapter 14 Wales - Pembrokeshire 193
Chapter 15 Northern Ireland 207
Chapter 16 Isle of Man 223
Summary 239
Glossary 243
Acknowledgements 246
