near to Grunasound, West Burra, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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Clift Sound
From East Burra, near Mill Pond, looking south.
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Mill Loch, East Burra
Mill Pond on the map, it is known as Mill Loch locally. The dam can be seen at the far end.
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East Burra: Clift Sound view
by Chris Downer
Looking along Clift Sound from East Hogaland, with the Clift Hills, on the western side of mainland Shetland, shrouded in a mist that clung on throughout the day.
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Easter Heog
by Rude Health
Bagged with Tricky Speirs.
Name: Easter Heog
Hill number: 103970
Height: 81m / 266ft
Area:22: Shetland Islands
Class: 0
Grid ref: HU388338 (est)
Drop: 81m
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Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula), Mill Loch, East Burra
Ringed Plovers are common breeding birds in Shetland, breeding on dry heathland as well as the beach habitats which are more typical in the rest of Britain.
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Dunlin (Calidris alpina), Mill Loch, East Burra
Dunlin are quite common breeding birds in Shetland, breeding in damp, boggy moorland.
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Male Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), East Hogaland, Burra
Wheatears are common breeding birds in Shetland, breeding in moorland and heathland, wherever there are suitable nest-sites in burrows or walls.
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Burnt-out car, Easter Heog, East Burra
Quite how someone got a car here in the first place is a bit of mystery, although there is faint quad track, presumably used for caaing sheep, which might just be dry enough to drive a car down.
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Mill Loch reservoir, East Burra
The dam (on the left) has pretty well crumbled away and this is back to being a natural body of water.
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Milburn Bay by East Hogaland
by John Lucas
Looking over Clift Sound.
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The road from East Hogaland to Grunasound
by John Lucas
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Houses at East Hogaland
After a couple of kilometres paddling north up Clift Sound without any sign of human habitation, the scattered houses of East Hogaland appeared above the shore. This would be the last bit of civilisation we'd see until towards the end... (more)
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