Rubha an Dunain

11th April 2015

One of our remotest and interesting peninsulas is the subject of a new website. There will be a visit to the area soon led by John Phillips of the Highland Council Ranger Service. There is a lot of bird interest in the area but it is rarely visited and the sea watching potential is terrific. I contributed a wee paragraph on the birds and Stephen Bungard made a contrition for the website on the botanical interest. The area of course is best known for its archaeological interest. Well worth a visit.

http://www.macaskillsociety.org/

Bob

THE BOOK

"A glorious little gem"

AMAZON

"A book such as this has to look backwards and the author does so succinctly, looking at the work of several of the pioneering naturalists before picking out the publications of JA Harvie-Brown and the Rev. Hugh Macpherson. I know this book fills a real gap in the information available for the Isle of Skye and it will surely sell well at local bookshops."

Andrew Currie Miscellany West Highland Free Press

"A total of 238 species have been recorded, with 14 of those 'red listed' as of high conservation concern ... another innovation has been the inclusion of Gaelic names for some birds. While this is not uncommon in a few other books, the addition of some regional Gaelic names is very unusual and very welcome."

Ray Collier Country Diary 'Up in the Skye' The Guardian

"Illustrated with beautiful photographs of current birdlife on the island, the publication also features sketches by Jean Thomas of The Little Gallery, Portnalong, stimulating the reader's interest further and allowing them to identify species they encounter on Skye."

The Hebridean