Robert McAngus
Sep 2, 2018 · 5 min read

The Daily Thistle — News From Scotland

Sunday 2nd September 2018

“Madainn Mhath” …Fellow Scot, I hope the day brings joy to you…. Bella didn’t want to walk to far this morning, no, there is nothing wrong with her, we went for a walk late last night and it’s humid and hot this morning so she wants to lay in the breeze I’ve talked about from the big industrial fan.. smart dog! So the coffee was ready when we returned, and the first mug drunk and enjoyed, amazing how a cup of boiled bean juice makes you feel, or dried leaves soaked in boiling water for that matter….

GLASGOW DOG SWALLOWS 8-INCH METAL SKEWER…. A dog had to be operated on after it swallowed an 8in (20cm) metal skewer at a barbecue. The six-year-old female Sharpie, called Hoshi, had eaten the skewer along with a chicken kebab. Vets were shocked when they found the metal inside the dog when they took X-rays to investigate a lump in its side. Hoshi has made a “good recovery” since the skewer was removed in an operation at the Roundhouse Veterinary Hospital in Glasgow in July. Ruth Greening, a veterinary surgeon at The Pets’n’Vets Family, carried out the procedure. She said: “We were astounded when X-rays revealed that the swelling on Hoshi’s abdomen was the point of a large metal skewer piercing her ribs, which she had apparently swallowed at the barbecue.”
The dog spent two to three days recovering in hospital before coming home.

REMAINS OF WORLD’S OLDEST RINGED GOLDEN EAGLE FOUND IN SUTHERLAND…. The male bird was thought to have died in a territorial battle about six weeks before it was discovered near Inchnadamph. It was ringed by ornithologist Roy Dennis in 1985, meaning it would have been about 33 years old when it died. The previous record for a ringed golden eagle was 32 years in Sweden, while the Scottish record was 16 years. Mr Dennis told BBC Scotland that he had found his diary entry for the day he ringed the eagle.
“My diary tells me that on that day I had my older daughter with me, and Rona and I went up to the glen at Cannich and climbed up through the forest.” The diary entry, for 30 June, said there was “one young eagle found in the nest” and that it was “well grown.”
The bird, which was ringed on its right leg, has never been recorded in the wild during its lifetime. “I suppose I’ve ringed 75 eagles in my life and when you put a ring on you rarely hear about them again,” Mr Dennis added. “But to find that that bird is the oldest recorded ringed golden eagle anywhere in the world… “There will just be one or two percent that go on to be really aged eagles. That bird was very lucky. It moved north to the Inchnadamph area and took over a home range there that was particularly good because it had a lot of rabbits.” Although not fully ruled out, foul play in the bird’s death is not suspected.

DISTURBANCE OF 1,000 SEALS AT FORVIE NATURE RESERVE ‘NOT A CRIME’…. Police were called after dog walkers caused an estimated 1,000 seals to stampede towards the water at a nature reserve in Aberdeenshire. The incident happened at Forvie National Nature Reserve near Newburgh at the weekend. The seals did not return for some time. The nature reserve is a protected area where signs warn people not to get too close to the mammals. Police Scotland said it had been decided no crime was committed.
Wildlife Crime Officer PC Doug Darling said: “We received information about an incident involving dogs at Forvie Nature Reserve which happened on Saturday. “The circumstances have been reviewed and we are content that there was no criminality on this occasion. “We continue to urge people to behave responsibly at protected sites and to take note of signage in place particularly when they are walking their dogs. Any concerns should be reported to Marine Scotland in the first instance.”
The Ythan Seal Watch group described it as a “very serious disturbance”. In a statement, the organisation said: “We work to prevent the seals being disturbed in the first place.”

WEEKS OLD DOLPHIN PICTURED IN MORAY FIRTH…. A dolphin-spotting trip to the Black Isle led to this image of a weeks old bottlenose dolphin leaping from the sea with two adults. John Orr, who works for Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), took the photograph from Chanonry Point, on the Moray Firth near Fortrose. One of the adult dolphins is thought to have been the calf’s mother.
SNH photographer Lorne Gill said: “It’s never easy to capture leaping dolphins at Chanonry Point even on really good occasions when you may be lucky enough to see many of them leaping close by. “They randomly appear with a sudden burst of energy from the deep, making it difficult to know where to look. “John has done extremely well to capture not just one but a trio of leaping dolphins, including a rarely seen young calf, beautifully framed and looking straight at his camera.
“He should be delighted with his photograph as I know I am.”

SCALLOP WAR: FRENCH AND BRITISH BOATS CLASH IN CHANNEL…. French fishermen have been accused of throwing insults, rocks and smoke bombs at their British rivals in the English Channel in a vicious scrap over scallops. The clash happened around 12 nautical miles (22km) off the Normandy coast, in the Bay of Seine. British boats are legally entitled to fish in the scallop-rich area.
But their presence has infuriated the French, who accuse the British of shamelessly depleting shellfish stocks. Now UK fishermen are demanding government protection, while the French bewail the loss of a “primary resource”. Around 40 French boats gathered overnight on Monday in protest against so-called British “pillaging”. “The French went to contact the British to stop them working and they clashed with each other,” said Normandy fishing chief Dimitri Rogoff. “Apparently there was stone-throwing, but no injuries.”
Some boats were damaged in the skirmish, with three suffering holes, footage from France 3 Normandie showed.
The British couldn’t match the local armada for numbers. With about five boats to 35 French vessels, they were ultimately chased away. Two British boats, Golden Promise and Joanna C, returned to Brixham harbour with damaged windows.
A video published by French media appears to show a Scottish scallop dredger, the Honeybourne 3, colliding with nearby vessels.

On that note I will say that I hope you have enjoyed the news from Scotland today,

Our look at Scotland today is by John Orr who took his photograph from Chanonry Point, on the Moray Firth near Fortrose.

A Sincere Thank You for your company and Thank You for your likes and comments I love them and always try to reply, so please keep them coming, it’s always good fun, As is my custom, I will go and get myself another mug of “Colombian” Coffee and wish you a safe Sunday 2nd September 2018 from my home on the southern coast of Spain, where the blue waters of the Alboran Sea washes the coast of Africa and Europe and the smell of the night blooming Jasmine and Honeysuckle fills the air…and a crazy old guy and his dog Bella go out for a walk at 4:00 am…on the streets of Estepona…

All good stuff….But remember it’s a dangerous world we live in

Be safe out there…

Robert McAngus
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