Toad of Lorn – Tuesday 20 May 2008 by Carl Farmer

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This morning we had a Seil Natural History Group midweek walk to the Toad of Lorn, which is the hill in the picture above.  If you can’t see the resemblance to a toad there’s no hope for you…

It was a very calm day with the sun more in than out.  There were a lot of Small Heath butterflies about, also a yellow moth with black spots which wouldn’t settle long enough for a photo.  We heard a Blackcap singing in the woods on Seil from across the sound.

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Here’s a view of the islands to the west after gaining a little height on the mainland side of the Clachan Sound.

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