Flora and corncrakes

A short stroll on a dull evening. No photos of the corncrakes (they’re secretive at the best of times, though a good few years ago we watched a pair in the garden here) – but we heard at least two in the boggy land between the main road and Monkstadt. The latter will always be associated with Flora Macdonald (as in “Over the sea to Skye”), but there are no photos of her either. The only flora in this post are some yellow flag irises, the ragged robins (blowing about in the wind) and a few buttercups. There are showers in the distance, but we’ve avoided them (luck!), and I’m not complaining about the wind. The midges can’t fly when it’s windy!

RSPB Corncrake – do play the sound recording on this site!