Well its been a busy few weeks, so much so that I’m afraid I’ve been neglecting the blog a bit. I’ve been up to all sorts over the last few weeks and it’s great to have a job that allows me to get involved in a wide variety of projects.
I’m doing more work with the schools and this term we are looking to get a mural painted on both schools with a biodiversity theme so we’ve been working with some local artists producing sketches of the kind of things the children want on the mural. Both schools are also working on whole school projects – Airidhantuim are focusing on the local area so I’ve been in talking to the younger children about the peatlands. Barvas are now working on trees so hopefully I’ll be helping out with that too – although trees are a little scarce on the estate.
I’ve also been helping out with the monitoring of an archaeological site at South Galsonand earlier in the month I went out with a local archaeologist to sketch the site and discuss options for protecting the site. Hopefully this will develop further in the coming months.
I also got involved in a bit of wildlife rescue last week – not a seal this time but a buzzard which had been hit by a car. Thankfully I was able to adapt my seal catching skills to uplift the buzzard and avoid a very sharp beak and talons. I made a dash to the vet in Stornoway but sadly the buzzards injuries were too severe and the kindest thing to do was put it to sleep. It was sad that it couldn’t be saved but I’m glad I was able to get it to someone who could assess it properly and I’m pleased people call me in situations like this rather than leave the bird to suffer.
These are just a small selection of the things I’ve been doing but there is plenty more I haven’t mentioned as this blog would go on for ever!, hopefully it means there will be lots of exciting projects taking place in the coming months which will keep me even busier!!
