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- June 28 [1953] Visited Farne Islands.
Kittiwakes, shags, cormorants, murres,
Razorbills, Puffins, Arctic, Roseate + sandwich
terns. Dull day but I took a lot of
photographs.
Had tea at Monkshouse observatory run
by Dr. [Eric Arnold Robers] Ennion.
July. 5. Visited Bass Rock along with the
Perth group of the S.O.C. [Scottish Ornithologists' Club]
about 5000 prs [pairs] of breeding gannets,
Latest breeders have territory at the top of the
cliff. Young all the way from eggs
to fledged.
July 11 Visited Mr + Mrs G. [William George] Knox Jones [name crossed out] Finlay at
Keillour Castle, Methven, Perthshire.
A fascinating garden full of the output
of the most recent Nepal expeditions as
well as many others. He planted 1600
packets of seed from the last trip.
Saw many interesting techniques in action
Air Layering - cut stem, wrap in sphagnum
with sprinkling of charcoal + encase in plastic
Peat wall construction, fill behind with
peat-leaf mould + loam.
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