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North West Scotland [part 2]
With a blue sky It was back down the road to Fort William [rather than the ferry to Skye and over the bridge –Dead end Malaig!] and along...
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North West Scotland [Part 1]
With a week to cover Caithness in May 2017 I felt a trip up the west side of Scotland first would cover many areas I had never seen...

Cropping and harriers
We are fortunate to have 2 reserves around the Solway where cropping is used to feed winter finches and buntings. Cropping is often used...
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Was he killed for a £billi](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7b6cb3_1241968c87cf462a983728be4909a08e~mv2_d_2149_1491_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_319,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7b6cb3_1241968c87cf462a983728be4909a08e~mv2_d_2149_1491_s_2.jpg)
The story of Gordon the moron [ alias Bonny ] and his time on this planet
Was he killed for a £billi
The RSPB reserve at Geltsdale in Cumbria has a history of harriers. The reserve lies only 25 miles from Langholm. [as the harrier flies!]...

Fishing and Birds
As a kid I was brought up with a river and a beck to fish as part of the small estate me dad worked on as gardener. The river would often...