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05-03-2009, 07:03 PM
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| | | South Uist
Just booked a couple of weeks holiday on South Uist in May. I only really have a general idea of the wildlife up there. Otters are may main hope and of course Eagles, Red Deer, Dolphins, whale and with any luck Corncrake.
Can anyone give me any ideas of where to visit while I'm up there?
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08-03-2009, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Goatboy  Just booked a couple of weeks holiday on South Uist in May. I only really have a general idea of the wildlife up there. Otters are may main hope and of course Eagles, Red Deer, Dolphins, whale and with any luck Corncrake.
Can anyone give me any ideas of where to visit while I'm up there?
Many thanks in advance | I am going up the Uist's the end of May, staying on Benbecula. It is the first time Ive been there so I am waiting for the replies to your thread with great anticipication. |
08-03-2009, 04:33 PM
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08-03-2009, 04:59 PM
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I always camp and feel that corncrakes could be a mixed blessing, with them yelling their heads off all through the night outside my tent!
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08-03-2009, 06:54 PM
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Benbecula is a great bet for Corncrakes in May Goat, though I'm sure South Uist should be very good too. I've booked Mull at the end of May, with two objectives in mind, to see a Corncrake and (weather permitting), climb Ben More.
I've never been to South Uist, but if it's anything like North Uist where I went last August, it will be amazing.
Regards, Chris
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08-03-2009, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ChrisJB Benbecula is a great bet for Corncrakes in May Goat, though I'm sure South Uist should be very good too. I've booked Mull at the end of May, with two objectives in mind, to see a Corncrake and (weather permitting), climb Ben More.
I've never been to South Uist, but if it's anything like North Uist where I went last August, it will be amazing.
Regards, Chris | Take full wet weather gear Chris! 
Can always go to the cafe for a clootie dumpling though . . . . .
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08-03-2009, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by ChrisJB I've booked Mull at the end of May, with two objectives in mind, to see a Corncrake and (weather permitting), climb Ben More. | I've made 2 attempts on Ben More and both times the weather's seen me off. If the weather's bad on the hills you could try Macculloch's Tree: Macculloch's Tree
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08-03-2009, 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by ChrisJB Benbecula is a great bet for Corncrakes in May Goat, though I'm sure South Uist should be very good too. I've booked Mull at the end of May, with two objectives in mind, to see a Corncrake and (weather permitting), climb Ben More.
I've never been to South Uist, but if it's anything like North Uist where I went last August, it will be amazing.
Regards, Chris | Went on a trip to Iona when on holiday in Mull last May. Had 2 good (but fleeting) views of a corncrake. Plenty of patience is required as you can hear them all around you but can't see them.
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09-03-2009, 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by dav56 Went on a trip to Iona when on holiday in Mull last May. Had 2 good (but fleeting) views of a corncrake. Plenty of patience is required as you can hear them all around you but can't see them.
Dave | That's alright, I'll just chuck a few bricks in the grass to spook 'em out (only joking). People keep telling me this. I'll tell the missus to take the crossword and prepare for a long vigil. I shall return a broken man if I don't see one after going all that way.
Jim, I believe Ben More holds cloud and dismal weather like no other, due to its prominence on the western seaboard. I fancy the ridge route via A' Chioch, but if the weather is poor I'll check out your alternative. As a former Geology student, it looks right up my street. Thanks.
Ken, I have no idea what a clootie dumpling is, but it sounds like an unpleasant affliction of some sort!
Regards, Chris
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09-03-2009, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by ChrisJB Ken, I have no idea what a clootie dumpling is, but it sounds like an unpleasant affliction of some sort! | I believe 'clootie'=clout=cloth. It's therefore a savoury pudding boiled in a cloth.
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