Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary – 27 July 1921
It is important to remember that when Viola was writing her diary there was a completely different culture when it came to wildlife. Egg collecting, for example, was a common […]
It is important to remember that when Viola was writing her diary there was a completely different culture when it came to wildlife. Egg collecting, for example, was a common […]
It’s late July now, but Viola is recalling some other nature sightings from the past couple of months which she forgot to note at the time. She recalls seeing the […]
Viola records in her diary that St Swithin’s day, the 15th of July, has been fine. She makes this note because of the belief connected with the name day of […]
Black-headed gulls are one of the easiest gulls to identify. As Viola notes, their heads are not really black but are instead a ‘coffee colour’. This distinctive feature only occurs […]
Viola continues her stay in the Highlands. She is exploring the pine woods between Rothiemurchus and Loch More when she spots red deer. Loch More is most likely today’s Lochan […]
Viola is at Doune House, but she has not returned to the Stirling area. Doune House, is on the Rothiemurchus Estate in the Cairngorms National Park. It is a mansion […]
In the aptly named ‘Deer Forest’, Viola has a close encounter with a stag. We are unsure of what type of deer it is, but we can probably presume it […]
Into June 1921 and Viola remains on holiday in the Aviemore area. She has noticed a House Martin’s nest above the window of the room in the house where she […]
Viola’s latest entry is away from home in Aviemore. She describes birds ‘mobbing’ a hawk and this reminds her of a similar instance with an owl. The mob consisted of […]
Viola’s previous diary entry was in February. We now jump forward to May for her next, where she describes a plover’s efforts to move on a pheasant. Viola does not […]