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Things seen around the Coigach peninsula.

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A couple of Sea Eagles above Reiff, taking a tour of the Coigach peninsula.

29.10.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A black sky with tiny specks of light , none of which seem to be comets.

A black sky with tiny specks of light , none of which seem to be comets.

There are comets visible to the naked eye this month, there's at least 1 in this picture but unfortunately not visible , I really must read the instructions for my camera.

23.10.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I genuinely caught my breath at the reveal .

22.10.2025 08:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A lovely stripey evening on the Coigach peninsula.

18.10.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A snippet of a fast and fluffy Pine Marten on the trail camera.

13.10.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A lump of driftwood full of big worm holes.

A lump of driftwood full of big worm holes.

An empty egg case from a skate .

An empty egg case from a skate .

Empty homes from the tide line. Giant worm holes and a mermaids purse.

09.10.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A venomous bite ! That'll explain why it wasn't at all scared of her filming it for a while.

05.10.2025 06:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A quick snippet of a Mink , it's just killed one of the ducks and was back for more.

04.10.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My niece filmed this water shrew in Inverkirkaig , Assynt. I've never seen one of these what little beauty it is.

02.10.2025 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

The problem I have with this is not the ID stuff, I have no issue with that, its the ridiculous waste of money for something pointless. We already have NI numbers and P45 , this ID thing seems to be this government giving money to their palls just like the last one.

29.09.2025 09:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.

petition.parliament.uk/signatures/1...

29.09.2025 08:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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It's Otter time.

22.09.2025 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A survey giving choice of 3 fame hungry,headline hunting characters  and asking which I prefer as Prime Minister.

A survey giving choice of 3 fame hungry,headline hunting characters and asking which I prefer as Prime Minister.

Well,that's as far as I go on this YouGov survey.

17.09.2025 09:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Sea Eagle being harassed by a gull.

A Sea Eagle being harassed by a gull.

Sea Eagle and a gull.

Sea Eagle and a gull.

A Sea Eagle zooming off.

A Sea Eagle zooming off.

A Sea Eagle's flap.

A Sea Eagle's flap.

A Sea Eagle visiting the Reiff Peninsula this morning looking for a snack.

21.08.2025 10:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Six more Bird Flu outbreaks in England, Scotland & Wales A further six outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI, also known as Bird Flu) have been reported from across England, Wales and Scotland in the last week. These will have implications…

By law, this should lead to local restrictions on releasing Pheasants and Red-legged Partridges for shooting - but who is monitoring this? Pretty hard to do when millions of Pheasants are still under the radar because estates have failed to declare them.

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/08/09/s...

09.08.2025 07:10 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
Grass, rocks,sea and sky different shades of grey and green.

Grass, rocks,sea and sky different shades of grey and green.

Sea , rocks and green glass .

Sea , rocks and green glass .

Sun rays shine through clouds onto sea and coast.

Sun rays shine through clouds onto sea and coast.

Greens and greys on the Reiff coastline .

08.08.2025 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Flying Dutchman sailing by Reiff point , beautiful.

17.07.2025 11:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A large Brittle Star with a glove for comparison.

A large Brittle Star with a glove for comparison.

Back to sea for you ya long legged lovely.

08.07.2025 06:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here it is.

02.07.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ask yourselves this.
Do you want your town, city to be governed by a CEO who will run your region like a business?
If your answer is no, sign this petition, demand transparency on the 86 free zones carving up the UK for corporate capture and privatisation.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

02.07.2025 06:45 β€” πŸ‘ 117    πŸ” 98    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 7
Oystercatchers, Knots and Black tailed Godwits resting on a tiny island.

Oystercatchers, Knots and Black tailed Godwits resting on a tiny island.

Black tailed Godwits, one with coloured leg rings.

Black tailed Godwits, one with coloured leg rings.

Oystercatchers,Knots and Black tailed Godwits having a snooze on the Loch of Reiff . 1 Godwit has coloured leg rings I think red and green on the left and yellow and white on the right, it's difficult to tell with the sunshine.

01.07.2025 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A well boat and a bird in a stormy sea.

A well boat and a bird in a stormy sea.

The Ronja Christopher and a Shearwater braving the weather off Reiff.

28.06.2025 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Bar Headed Goose well camouflaged among rocks.

A Bar Headed Goose well camouflaged among rocks.

A Bar Headed Goose walking away through Sea Pinks.

A Bar Headed Goose walking away through Sea Pinks.

A Bar Headed Goose visiting the Loch of Reiff today.

05.06.2025 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Black Guillemots on a cliff face showing very red feet and gape.

Black Guillemots on a cliff face showing very red feet and gape.

Black Guillemots back 'nesting' on the Reiff cliffs.

02.06.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A pair of Shelducks with their 5 ducklings.

A pair of Shelducks with their 5 ducklings.

Ievoli Grey just off the Reiff coast

Ievoli Grey just off the Reiff coast

Little and large at Reiff today. The first Shelduck chicks of the year and the Ievoli Grey in for a visit.

24.05.2025 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Festival of Margaret Thatcher planned in Grantham for centenary Ideas for the celebration include themed beers with names such as Iron Lady and Grantham Lass.

I thought Keir Starmer was already doing that.

14.05.2025 07:47 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

I just can't understand why Labour are chasing the right vote and not the left.

13.05.2025 06:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Gooseberry leaf riddled with tiny holes and sawfly larvae.

A Gooseberry leaf riddled with tiny holes and sawfly larvae.

The sun is out and so are the hungry hungry caterpillars.Gooseberry sawfly larvae doing their thing.

09.05.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
2 adult greylag geese on the water with their 5 fresh goslings.

2 adult greylag geese on the water with their 5 fresh goslings.

The first goslings of the year on the Loch of Reiff.

07.05.2025 10:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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That was low, not the sort of flying thing I was expecting to see.

01.05.2025 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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