Cairngorm Sun

18 Aug - What a contrast! A day of improving weather though very windy, with sun for the stunning pinewoods of Glen Derry and the heather-clad slopes. An 8.5h Munro walk yielded a dozen or so Red Grouse, a party of 4 Ptarmigan, a flyby male Merlin and 3 distant probable Golden Eagles. A Red Squirrel dashed across the road in Braemar.....