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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.
Birdie Outing to Hunda Wed 17 July
by Ken O'Connor - 18:33 on 17 July 2013
Thanks to all who were on the trip to Hunda today. It all worked out with good sightings of quite a number of birds and chicks, even to aerial tern and Arctic Skua displays of trying to get the terns to drop their catch, sometimes successful others not so. The colony of great back gulls was in full voice to make sure we just kept going and not to be disturbed . All the other normal suspects were about including a kestrel looking for a vole and some Wagtails and ringed Plover on the shore with their chicks among the rocks.
Weather stayed fine for us which was another bonus.
There will not be any outing in August , so the next outing will be on the 18th September where Dave W. will be leader showing us some of his birdie haunts in the south parish.
Have a good Summer break and if you have not paid your membership please see or phone Allan W to arrange payment as you are not covered on any outings if no membership fees paid.
Ken
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