This valley, and the fields that make up its shallow sides, is one
of the best places for finding rarities on the island. The mixture of long
and short grasses, marsh, steep sided burn and iris beds can contain almost
any species.
However, it is not for the
feint hearted – it is exhausting work covering this difficult terrain
properly. There may only be a few birds to show for it, albeit rare ones.
Even then, you usually have to trip over them before they reveal
themselves! Needle and haystack come to mind when working this patch!
