Out & About …

… on the North York Moors, or wherever I happen to be.

Guillemots

Magnificent sea birds which spend most of their time at sea, only coming to land to nest on the sea cliffs where level ground is at a premium.

At the RSPB Fowlsheugh Reserve just south of Stonehaven. The name Fowlsheugh actually means “bird cliff” so it is quite appropriate.




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2 responses to “Guillemots”

  1. Tricia Radcliffe avatar
    Tricia Radcliffe

    Mick, we are intrigued by your “Fhithich” name! Are you Biodan Fhithich, Creag-an-Fhithich, Cragan an Fhithich? Or all of these Fhithiches rolled into one Fhithich?
    We enjoy seeing your photos and reading your blogs.
    Tricia & Alan

    1. Fhithich avatar
      Fhithich

      Trust you are both well. Fhithich is Gaelic for raven although there is a bit of variation in the spelling. See http://www.fhithich.uk/?p=8031

      Mick

      PS I’ve been told in Gaelic an ‘h’ after the consonants ‘f’ and ‘t’ renders them silent but the ‘ch’ is pronounced hard as in ‘loch’.

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