Russell managed to see the northern lights on Monday night as a large parcel of cosmic rays ejected from the sun came sweeping through our atmosphere. Continue reading “Aurora, October 2012” »
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Aurora, October 2012
Wednesday, October 10th, 2012Two Meteor Showers Coming
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011October 2011 may see meteor showers on the night of Saturday the 8th and Late Friday 21st to Saturday night 22nd.
A. October Draconids – usually a minor shower but predicted to be good this year. In two days time 8th Oct with peak between 18:00 & 21:00. Tends to be a short sharp peak for these.
Here is a Map.
And here is some info.
B. Orionids
21-22 October peak 00:30 22nd Oct
Here is a map
Butterfly Conservation Highland – Field Trips
Saturday, June 18th, 2011Field Trips 23rd, 24th, 25th June 2011 Continue reading “Butterfly Conservation Highland — Field Trips” »
Please be careful with fire !
Sunday, May 1st, 2011Bettyhill Weekend – latest!
Thursday, May 13th, 2010The Bettyhill Weekend is planned for Friday 11th to Sunday 13th June.
The provisional plans are as follows, but as always these many be considerably modified depending on the weather!
Friday evening walk: Farr Bay &/or Farr Point
Saturday: Torrisdale Bay and sand-dune system, Strathnaver, Bettyhill Museum
Sunday morning: Strathy Point – coastal vegetation possibly including Primula scotica
Keep watching this space for the latest news.
Easter Hares
Monday, April 5th, 2010David, on Easter Day, saw hares out getting something to eat and following their Mad March routine. This was near Portmahomak. Continue reading “Easter Hares” »
Petition calls for action on illegal bird killing
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010A demand for tougher action on the illegal killing of birds of prey has been delivered to MSPs. Continue reading “Petition calls for action on illegal bird killing” »