I have posted some more images from Inchmarnoch, today, after all the excitement of the Black Throated Thrush.
My experience of the island had both “ups” and a few “downs”. It was quite a moving experience to be amongst old buildings and some extremely old burial
places, just trying to imagine what life was like […]
A real rareity has joined Rothesay from the far east, in the name of a Dark Throated Thrush. I was lucky to capture some images of it today, but the weather was very wet, so the quality of this posting isn”t too good, but I hope to try for another on a better day!
Best wishes
Phil […]
I was very fortunate to be invited to visit the island of Inchmarnoch, last Wednesday, an area of approximately 1 square mile which lies between Bute and Arran. The island is uninhabited and is owned by Sir Robert Smith, and it was with his kind permission and that of his factor Mr Jock Turner, whose […]
Monday morning and what a super, sunny, crisp winters morning it was. I left the house early enough to travel to Straad, here on Bute, to see the sunrise casting long shadows from the hillside behind me towards the islands of Inchmarnoch and Arran. I remained there for a couple of hours and then went […]