Writing from Islay
Saturday, October 27th, 2007 Posted in General | No Comments »Here I am writing from Islay after our first week. The weather has been sunny at times but there has always been a strong wind and rain on a couple of days. As usual the Barnacle Geese have been very impressive, ...
We are off to Islay
Thursday, October 18th, 2007 Posted in General | 2 Comments »Only a few days since the last entry but we are now busy packing for a visit to Islay to complete filming there for this year. On the 14th October two female Stonechats were on the golf course feeding and calling ...
A Late Wheatear
Saturday, October 13th, 2007 Posted in General | No Comments »High pressure has dominated all week producing dull, cloudy and calm conditions. With only a light southerly wind there has been no further influx of Redwings and Fieldfares. On the local Golf Course the Green Woodpecker is still very vocal especially ...
Fly Agaric appears
Sunday, October 7th, 2007 Posted in General | No Comments »As if to prove me wrong after last weeks prediction of no Fieldfares for a fortnight two arrived over the Golf Course on the 3rd - the earliest I have had locally in thirty nine years. All the Swallows have now ...