{"title":"Robert McMillan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert McMillan\u003c\/strong\u003e is a retired police officer who moved to Skye in 2004 and has since dedicated himself to ornithology. He has served with the Scottish Raptor Study Group, Scottish Ornithologists’ Club and British Trust for Ornithology, and has published and contributed to numerous ornithological papers and the annual \u003cem\u003eHighland Bird Report\u003c\/em\u003e. In 2005 he published \u003cem\u003eSkye Birds\u003c\/em\u003e, now in its third edition, and maintains the long-running website www.skye-birds.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"wild-skye","title":"Wild Skye","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew places on earth pack so much natural drama into so small a space as the Isle of Skye.\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWild Skye\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book to bring together the full natural history of this extraordinary Scottish island, from its volcanic origins and world-class dinosaur fossils to its golden eagles, otters, cetaceans and ancient human landscapes. Drawing on deep local knowledge and illustrated throughout with superb photographs taken on Skye, it celebrates the island’s most important and iconic wildlife.\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book opens with Skye’s dramatic geological story – its ice-age origins and volcanic fire – before moving through the island’s astonishing palaeontological record, including its globally significant Jurassic dinosaur sites. Subsequent chapters explore how human settlement has shaped the landscape over millennia, then survey the living island in rich detail: its varied flora; birds of mountain, moor and coast; land mammals including red deer, pine marten and otter; marine life from seals to the minke whale; invertebrates; reptiles and amphibians; and the remarkable aerial spectacle in the skies above.\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWild Skye\u003c\/em\u003e will appeal to anyone with a love of this extraordinary island: visitors and residents alike, birdwatchers, wildlife enthusiasts, walkers and those who simply want to better understand the wild world around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.53061\/VUCU2982\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pelagic Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":56963036512634,"sku":"9781784276935","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1543\/6487\/files\/9781784276935.jpg?v=1781088008"}],"url":"https:\/\/pelagicpublishing.com\/collections\/robert-mcmillan.oembed","provider":"Pelagic Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}