Digiscoping

Francesca Nunn

Aug 21, 2024 — 1 min read

Summer on the Clyde.

I am no great videographer but I have seen some lovely birds this summer and have obtained snippets of footage. Of course, the scope is never set up when the osprey is about but you can never have too many twite and curlew videos.

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Male twite foraging

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Male twite foraging #2

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Curlew

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Oyster catcher

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Sand Martin

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Curlew #2

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