Jellyfish beach
The past few weeks have seen Nairn’s beaches inundated with smal jellyfish. These are probably the same ones that caused the temporary shut down of Torness nuclear power station at Dunbar at the end of June. So far these appear to be harmless moon jellyfish, but are certainly to be respected for there numbers. They [...]
Nairn swans hatch nine cygnets
Joe reports that the swans have successfully hatched 8 little cygnets this year, and that they’ve just taken their first swim in the river (and later reported the figure as 9). Been passing by there recently and suspected there were eggs being warmed in the nest, so good to see events turn out well so [...]
Pylons compromise with buried cables
Interesting to see some of the compromises coming out about the revamp of the Beauly to Denny powerline, with at least 40 miles of the new transmission line destined to run underground: Scheme to reduce impact of Beauly Denny power line The measures now approved by ministers are: * 6km of line and pylons around [...]
Nairn Harbour: otter and mink
Jaytee posts a nice collection of photos and videos from the latest visitor to Nairn Harbour, as well as some antics from the mink: – Nairn Harbour Otter – Mink gets an Osprey He alwso covers the story of one of the cygnets being caught up and injured by a fishing line. Hopefully a story [...]
Sparrowhawk in the garden
I’ve seen a sparrowhawk land in the garden before, not least after being mobbed by crows or seagulls. However, this afternoon I managed to get a couple of photos as it rested under a bamboo bush after being spotted again. No wonder the bird table was deserted today. Even though the day was cold and [...]
Idiot boys attack Joe Telfer
Looks like JT had a lucky escape after being pushed off the river wall on Saturday evening, while caring the swans. It sounds like the sort of stupid act that can initially seem like a funny thing to do – after all, what’s more brave than a couple of young men pushing a much older [...]
Pen on the mend
Just catching up with the local blogs, and was horrified to read JT’s coverage of the dog attack on the mother swan in our resident swan family. Luckily, she appears to have been healing nicely over the past week. However, the whole issue is a stark reminder that irresponsible dog owners can be a serious [...]
Smoke in the sky
Last night brown smoke was blowing in thick bands across Nairn. Giving the appearance of thin low cloud, according to the BBC news website, it originated from a 2 mile wide fire on moorland between Inverness and Daviot: Inverness moor blaze ‘under control’.
Fire in the sky
And now a blazing sunset tonight.
Nairn’s Midnight Sun
The picture was taken at midnight, a few days after the summer solstice, when we enjoy the longest day of the year. I always find it fascinating that we live in an area of the UK where we can actually see something of the midnight sun – okay, so it’s only a continuous dusk, but [...]