Oxford and London, and then, when it all became too hot and hay-feverish, Shetland.
It was good to shake off May's COVID symptoms, but the heavy-duty hay-fever did at times feel like a relapse. In all, I was relieved to get back to the rather cooler fresher air on offer at the south end of Shetland and to the puffins, razorbills and guillemots!.
By The Numbers
Reporting Days: 30
Location: Oxford, London & Shetland
Kilometres Walked: 286 (henceforth I'm logging stuff in metric)
Driven: 1250 km (it's now 800 km between Oxford & Aberdeen)
Cycled: 107 km (static bike in Oxford)
Rowed: 31 km (rowing machine in Shetland)
Photographs Taken: Thousands (mostly in the last 10 days of the month)
English Orchids
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| Bee Orchid, Hartslock |
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| Common Spotted Orchid, Milham Ford |
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| Common Spotted Orchid, Whitecross Green Wood |
London Waterways
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| River Thames at Tower Bridge |
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| Grand Union Canal / Capital Ring |
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| River Thames at Kew |
Scottish Orchids
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| Marsh Orchid at Scat Ness, Shetland |
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| Marsh Orchid at Scat Ness, Shetland |
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| Common Spotted Orchid, Roadside at Ecclefechan |
Shetland Auks
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| Puffin in the Pinks, Sumburgh Head, Shetland |
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| A Circus?, Sumburgh Head, Shetland |
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| Guarding the Nest, Sumburgh Head, Shetland |
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| Razorbills, Sumburgh Head, Shetland |
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| Puffins in the sunshine, Sumburgh Head, Shetland |
And in next months exciting instalment - auks, lots of awesome auks - and a promise to at least try to get the monthly report done a bit more promptly.