Well, there you go... or at least here's where I went. It's a week since I last posted, but that post only covered up to June 19th, so a bit of a catch up is required, methinks. The bridge at Kylesku (am I the only person to pronounce that Kyle-esk-yew?) The return journey to Orkney allowed for an afternoon's visit to a nature reserve at Invernaver on the north coast of Sutherland to look at flora on the site's dune systems. A couple of the highlights from the visit included the gorgeous Purple Oxytropis and some Six-spotted Burnet Moths (plus their cocoons). Several days after returning to Orkney, an evening walk at Yesnaby was a gentle slide back into local wildlife. Grass of Parnassus, Scottish Primrose and Sea Milkwort were in flower, Common Blue butterflies were on the wing (as were the midges), some Puffins were seen on a distant cliff ledge, and the subdued light engendered a mellow feeling of contentment after a fortnight's full-on wildlife watching through ...
