An Sgurr, Isle of Eigg, Small Isles, Scotland

[FrazerHenderson]

An Sgurr, a pitchstone sphinx-shaped ridge, is the most prominent geological feature on the isle of Eigg, which lies to the west of Arisaig on the west coast of Scotland. Eigg together with the islands of Rum, Canna, Sanday and Muck forms the Small Isles.

A few shots of plants, scenery and moths follow -

[FrazerHenderson]

..and a few more...Hylotelephium rosea should read as Rhodiola rosea, apologies

[FrazerHenderson]

..and finally.

[Martinr]

Thanks Frazer for the view of the Cuillins. I spent the first two weeks of July on Skye and only saw them clearly once

Thanks also for the Bog Asphodel, one of my favourite West Highland plants.


But....when did roseroot change its name from Sedum rosea?

[FrazerHenderson]

Martin

I'm ashamed of myself! I don't know what possessed me to place it within Hylotelephium it should of course be Rhodiola rosea.

I should know better as the index compiler for the Sedum Society Newsletters!!

Frazer

[Stephenb]

Thanks for posting these - brought back some good memories of trips to the small isles with a group which we set up (whilst I was a student in Edinburgh) called FROG (Forth Region Outwork Group) which did conservation work on nature reserves around Scotland. These trips were on the May bank holiday and was mostly oriented towards the birds, in particular the Manx Shearwaters. On another trip we spent the night on the top of Rum (at around 800m elevation) to experience the 100,000 breeding Manx Shearwaters which come in only on dark nights, each with individual calls to locate the correct breeding burrow - truly must be one of the top nature experiences in the UK...

Good to see some of the plants that we missed on Eigg....