The Speyside Wildlife Trip Report
Join our guides and guests as they reminisce about their recent holidays around the world.
Speyside Wildlife, est. 1991 is a wildlife tour operator based in the Cairngorms National Park, Scotland. Speyside Wildlife has over 30 years’ experience in organising wildlife watching experiences for a wide variety of wildlife watchers, from the dedicated wildlife enthusiast, to those who simply wish to include some wildlife-watching as part of their holiday.
Whether you’ve always wanted to see Pine Marten in the Cairngorms National Park, Iberian Lynx in Andujar, Grizzly Bear in Yellowstone, or Sungrebe in Costa Rica, we’ve got the wildlife experience for you.
Along with our fully-inclusive holidays around the world, we have an evening mammal hide to view Badger and Pine Marten in the Cairngorms National Park and our professional guides are available for guided days out in the Cairngorms, allowing you to relax, as they help you find the species you most hope to see.
Episodes
19 episodes
The Isles of Scilly with Simon Eaves
Bird and wildlife watching on the Isles of Scilly - Simon and Sally return to this scattering of beautiful and tranquil islands - the Isles of Scilly, on the south...
Estonia Lynx with Roy Atkins
Join Cath and Roy as he talks us through our 2024 holiday to Estonia in search of the elusive Eurasian Lynx!This holiday gives the chance to see the elusive Eurasian Lynx (as yes, they did see one), plus Brown Bear, Elk and Raccoon Dog....
St Kilda with Sally Nowell and Roy Atkins
As the most remote part of the UK, St Kilda holds a certain magic and mystery. During this episode we explore this archipelago, some of the hidden treasures and ...
Komodo Dragons with Roy Atkins and Chas Anderson
Ahead of our 2025 Indonesian Cruise, guides Roy Atkins and Chas Anderson sit down in conversation about the highlights they are looking forward to and exactly how the holiday itinerary runs.Along with the largest lizard in the world - t...
Amazon River Cruise with Roy Atkins
Something different for this episode as Cath sits down with Roy for a pre-trip podcast to talk about our upcoming River Amazon Cruise this summer. This is a holiday of childhood dreams - our guests will be staying for 10 nights on a traditional...
Alladale Wilderness Reserve with Sally Nowell
Alladale Wilderness Reserve is a privileged experience you will never forget. An autumn spectacular in the remote Northern Highlands, to immerse ourselves in the some of the best wildlife Scotland has to offer. Join Sally Nowell and Cath as the...
Botswana with Darren Rees
The world famous Okavango Delta, Chobe National Park, Moremi Reserve and Kalahari Desert. Join our guide Darren Rees for African big game viewing at its very best and a bird list as long as your arm. In this episode he speaks with guests Jane a...
Norfolk with Roy and Jane Atkins
Roy and Jane are looking forward to returning to Norfolk during the winter of 2024 and during this chat they remember their highlights from past trips including the lovely hotel, a great group and the various birds they saw. Birds included a su...
Cornwall with Julian Sykes
After our recent autumn holiday to Cornwall, Julian sits down with Sally to chat about the highlights and itinerary - this was recorded during one of the recent storms so there is a slight interference in the audio at times.“Our tri...
The Brazilian Pantanal with Roy Atkins
Following our 2023 holiday to the Brazilian Pantanal. guide Roy Atkins sits down with Christine and Max Maughan to chat through their holiday highlights and the sheer quantity of birds seen during the trip- 328 if you were wondering!Jag...
Orkney Odyssey with Craig Round
Our recent Orkney Odyssey trip was full of fantastic wildlife encounters along with breathtaking Orkney land and seascapes and wonderful historical sites. We had daily, multiple sightings of Hen Harriers across the islands with many juvenile bi...
Yorkshire in Summer with Sally Nowell
Sally returned from our summer trip to Yorkshire in July. This is a two centre holiday that takes you to some of the most beautiful parts of Yorkshire, along with some of its most iconic bird Reserves. At this time of year Bempton cliffs are a ...
Yellowstone in Spring with Darren Rees, Roy Atkins and Jayne Behenna
Darren says it best "After Africa, Yellowstone is the best place to go for mammals." Affectionally known by our guides as the 'cuddly critters' tour, Yellowstone is always a holiday of highlights. During this episode Roy chats to our guid...
Panama with Roy Atkins and John Aggleton
Join Roy and one of our guests, John Aggleton as they look back on our recent Panama holiday. John has previously been to Costa Rica with us and if you think that bird list is impressive (381 in 2023), in Panama they still saw over 360 species ...
Canna and Corncrakes with Sally Nowell and Ailie Brown
Join Sally and Ailie as they chat about our recent 2023 holiday to the Isles of Mull, Iona and Canna in search of Corncrake and more.“Some of our favourite places and experiences are all wrapped up in this special holiday, which tak...
Speyside 24/7 with Ailie Brown and Roy Atkins
A wonderful wildlife watching holiday in the Scottish Highlands, where you will have the best possible chance of seeing many of Scotland's iconic species as we seek out 24 of the best birds and 7 of the best mammals. During this episode guides,...
Cyprus with Jane and Roy Atkins and Sara and Roy Cowley
With thousands of migrants heading north into Eastern Europe anything can turn up during our Cyprus holiday - warblers, flycatchers, shrikes, waders, raptors - perhaps even something really rare! during this episode our guides, Jane and Roy Atk...
Andujar Lynx and Lammergeier with Julian Sykes and Roy Atkins
Andalucia holds some of Spain’s best kept secrets - the Iberian Lynx, one of the world’s most endangered cats and an increasing number of Lammergeier (also known as Bearded Vulture or 'bone breaker'). During this episode Roy chats with fellow g...
Costa Rica with Roy Atkins and Elaine George
Costa Rica, in central America, is a very friendly, bite-size chunk of exotic rainforest adventure...without the rough edges!Join our guide Roy and guest Elaine, in conversation about our 2023 holiday to this exceptional wildlife watchi...
