Abbey Meadows

Abbey Meadows

Monday, 7 September 2015

Sutherland and Caithness



Amber at Loch Fleet looking towards Ben Brhaggie. The controversial statue of Lord Sutherland just visible


Common Seals either sleeping or fighting






Some wildlife from Embo dunes


Isles of Orkney


Heath Cudweed



Not long back from 10 days in the North of Scotland. A nice variety of wildlife to look at including fishing Ospreys at Loch Fleet and Salmon leaping at the Falls of Shin. The pic of the Salmon is from Amber's phone; they were too quick for me! Some of them were tagged. The dunes at Embo were very good for plantlife and low tide at the Dornoch Firth was incredible with many maritime plants some of them new to me; Baltic Rush included. It was nice to see Common and Heath Cudweed; two species that are now hard to find in Northumberland. Knotted Clover was another new plant but it was past its flowering best. I think a visit here in late June would be a good time to see even more plants. 

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