Curracag      

                                                      Wildlife Holidays and Bird Tours in the Outer Hebrides

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            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             

2005 / 06 Outer Hebrides Bird Report is now available. This new style report has been revamped by a team of local birders and covers two years of bird records. It is available for just £8:50 (including postage and packing). If you would like a copy please contact me at: steveduffield@hebrides.net and make the cheque payable to: The Outer Hebrides Bird Report. Funded by SNH

In 2008 The Highland Ringing Group colour-ringed 12 Corn Buntings at Balranald in North Uist in an attempt to track local movements of birds between their winter  feeding grounds and their breeding territories. If you see a colour-ringed Corn Bunting anywhere in the Outer Hebrides please could contact Jamie Boyle: Jamie.Boyle@rspb.org.uk Thanks very much.

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 / Curracag: lynandbrian.lowe@hebrides.net / RSPB Uists: Jamie.Boyle@rspb.org.uk / RSPB Lewis and Harris contact Martin Scott: martin.scott@rspb.org.uk

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