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Wildlife Holidays and Bird Tours in the Outer Hebrides
Spring Tours Summer Tours Autumn Tours Winter Tours Contact Steve at: steveduffield@hebrides.net or phone: 01870 620241 or 07733 026 663. Home address: 5 Drimsdale, Isle of South Uist, Western Isles, HS8 5RT. For Day Tours please click here Reduced ferry fares to the Outer Hebrides
Curracag Talks / Events:Tuesday 7th July at Lews Castle College, Benbecula (7.30 p.m.): Derek McGinn - “Sea to Summit” – taking a look at Scotland’s (mainly) birdlife starting at the shores & ending on the Cairngorms - a few of the images and sound recordings were made on the Uists. Tuesday 14th July at the Claddach Kirkibost Centre, North Uist (7:30 p.m.): Bob Dawson from the Bumblebee Conservation Trust will be giving a presentation on the plight of the bumblebee; the work of the trust, the Great Yellow Bumblebee and ongoing work for it's conservation. Weather: BBC weather centre (for latest weather); Met office weather (inshore waters etc.); XC weather (concentrates on wind speeds).Getting to the Western Isles: click here Getting to the Outer Islands: For trips to St. Kilda on board the Orca; Barra Fishing Charters run trips to various islands south of Barra. Places to stay: Some of the recommended accommodation in the Outer Hebrides and Skye Local artists: Bill Neill wildlife artist Local Conservation projects: Comann-na-mara A project aimed at creating a marine centre devoted to education and promotion of safe stewardship of the rich waters around Lochmaddy. Loch Stiapabhat Local Nature Reserve; Eriskay Pony (Mother Society) Photographic sites: Nature Photos and Prints by Frank Stark; Hebrides Photos Links: Scottish Raptor Monitoring (New), Bird Mad.com, Dean Birders, Mull Birds, Skye Birds, The Internet Guide to Scotland, Nature in Shetland, Shetland Nature Cruises, Skye Flora, The SOC - Scotland's Bird Club, Wildlife Directory, The Globetrotters Club, Guided Birdwatching. com Optics: Binoculars and Optics - at Optics- Pro, Europe's online specialist. To send sightings or comments on these pages please contact: steveduffield@hebrides.net
Local contacts:
County bird recorder: Brian
Rabbitts
rabbitts@hebrides.net / County moth and butterfly
recorder:
Steveduffield@hebrides.net
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