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Ecosse, United Kingdom90%
[weetoon, 15/12/2006] This Fair Isle community site has information for visitors to the island. Information of a practical nature first of all, with travel links and a 3-day weather forecast. Also some background information about life on the most remote of the inhabited islands of Britain, such as electricity production and agriculture, and pages about the history of Fair Isle. A (long!) slideshow of pictures from around the island gives a flavour of what visitors might expect to see. [more] [weetoon, 15/12/2006] This Fair Isle community site has information for visitors to the island. Information of a practical nature first of all, with travel links and a 3-day weather forecast. Also some background information about life on the most remote of the inhabited islands of Britain, such as electricity production and agriculture, and pages about the history of Fair Isle. A (long!) slideshow of pictures from around the island gives a flavour of what visitors might expect to see. [less]
weetoon
Ecosse, United Kingdom90%
[weetoon, 16/12/2006] This web essay recounts a stay at the Fair Isle Bird Observatory and the author's experiences of bird watching. This rather long account has some anecdotes about getting lost on the island, spotting a rare bird, trying to see puffins which were elusive at this time of year and trying to fit in among the more serious "twitchers". The article is illustrated with photographs throughout which can be seen full-size by clicking on them. [more] [weetoon, 16/12/2006] This web essay recounts a stay at the Fair Isle Bird Observatory and the author's experiences of bird watching. This rather long account has some anecdotes about getting lost on the island, spotting a rare bird, trying to see puffins which were elusive at this time of year and trying to fit in among the more serious "twitchers". The article is illustrated with photographs throughout which can be seen full-size by clicking on them. [less]
weetoon
Ecosse, United Kingdom70%
[weetoon, 16/12/2006] This short Wikipedia article offers information on the Shetland Island of Fair Isle and its 70 strong community. The two main activities on the island are crofting and knitting and there is a bird observatory on the island as it is situated on a bird migratory point.
There are photographs to illustrate the article and a number of web links are provided.
