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Walking Group One 25th April 2024
Five hardy souls collected today at Happy Valley for the first Hill Walk of the year .The temperature was cool with a North Easterly wind blowing and a hint of rain on arrival.
Off we set heading towards Russadale Quarry, spotting a Buzzard on the way.Turning into the footpath we remained sheltered from the wind all the way to the top of the hill.
The sun was out at the Quarry and a Greenshank was feeding at the edge of the Lochan. Then it was up the Peat road to the summit with spectacular views across Stenness and Harray Lochs, plus a view of the Closed Road beyond the Watch Stone. On the other side we looked over the Flow and down towards the Oil Platform and South Ronaldsay
Then it was back down after a stop for a snack and finally a walk around Happy Valley itself. The Daffodils planted by James and others were looking lovely and the Bluebells are days away from opening. Then it was on to a well deserved lunch at the Pier Cafe, having walked 4 miles and gone up 800 feet (and down again )
The next walk will be on Friday 24th May and hopefully more hills and views.
Keep moving.
BIRD WATCHING JANUARY
by Ken o'Connor - 11:15 on 20 January 2013
Birdie outing 16th January 2013
The first outing for the year and what a wonderful day we managed to get, cloudless, dry and windless. A little chilly but all thirteen were well wrapped up so no complaints. Margaret who was leader done us proud with a walk from the 1st Barrier about the shore then up the back of Graemshall and loch, then back down to St Mary's pier, and on to the loch. It is really not necessary to say all the birds that were sighted, but sufficient to say it was well into the upper 20's the different species, the most notable were long tailed ducks Northern divers, Herons, Golden Eye, little grebes and guillemots in their winter plumage. Boxing Hares put on a good show for the group but we had to press on as they were having a rest between rounds so no winner or looser.!. All enjoyed the outing and the next one will be on the 20th Feb meeting at Evie Beach for a shore walk.
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