And You Thought Monty Python Made it Up

Well they didn’t…the Queen’s Own McKamikaze Highlanders, QOMH, 23 Bn Royal Regiment of Scotland really do exist:

BBC News - Sea eagles given more protection

 

Good news that (White-tailed) Sea Eagles, Haliaeetus albicilla, are to be given more protection.  The Sea Eagle was reintroduced into Scotland in 1975 having become locally extinct.  Gradual recovery has occurred but this magnificent bird, one of the greatest wildlife sights in Scotland, is not out of danger quite yet.  For all the details see BBC News - Sea eagles given more protection

Scots seabird numbers take a dive

Scots seabird numbers take a dive: "The populations of some Scottish seabirds have almost halved in the past decade, according to a new report." (from BBC Scotland)

This is terrible news.  We need to do something NOW!

A Moan About Scotland

Thought I would start the day by having a moan about Scotland.  No not the SNP, Scottish intransigence, bagpipes or midges (more of them in a later post) but rather that perennial - The Scottish Weather !

Woke up this morning to rain and more rain and the prospect of even more rain in the next week.  This is the wettest Summer I can remember in Central Scotland.  No Global Warming here, we have Global Wetting.  It's dismal raining grey skies most of the time it seems.  Must be the only country where you get SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) in Summer!