George Mair

1 week ago | theedinburghreporter.co.uk | George Mair

Around 75% of the UK’s Atlantic puffin population lives in Scotland, with a significant number currently breeding on the Isle of May in the Firth of Forth, but the number of chicks has dwindled in recent years and puffins are now listed as vulnerable to extinction. The colourful birds, known for their bright bills and comical behaviour, typically only produce one chick in the breeding season.

1 week ago | theedinburghreporter.co.uk | George Mair

The oil painting “Roses in a Green Jug” was completed around 1925, when Peploe was at the peak of his artistic career, working in a studio in Shandwick Place, Edinburgh. It was bought by his patron, the Glasgow shipping magnate Major Ion R. Harrison, and hung in his home, Croft House, in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire. The signed 22 x 18 inch oil painting on canvas will be among the highlights of Bonhams’ Scottish Art Sale on May 21, where it is expected to attract bids of £250,000-350,000.

1 week ago | theedinburghreporter.co.uk | George Mair

Spectacular carpets of the violet-blue flowers – dubbed “nature’s fireworks” – are already appearing across the central belt. Experts expect sites further north to peak early in the coming days rather than mid May onwards, if the trend continues. Conservation charity Woodland Trust Scotland said prolonged sun may have triggered “peak bluebell” between a week and two weeks earlier than usual in some places.

2 weeks ago | thescottishsun.co.uk | George Mair

SINGER Amy Macdonald has suggested she would like to buy the naming rights for a Scots football stadium -- with Partick Thistle's Firhill home at the top of her list. The "This is The Life" singer said she was interested in finding out how much it would cost to have her name attached to a football ground.

2 weeks ago | thescottishsun.co.uk | George Mair

SCOTLAND'S top bluebell woods are peaking up to a fortnight earlier than usual this year, it can be revealed, thanks to the sunny weather. Spectacular carpets of the violet-blue flowers -- dubbed "nature's fireworks" -- are already appearing across the central belt. Experts expect sites further north to peak early in May rather than mid May onwards, if the trend continues.