In reply to Saor Alba:
> The second voice is Iain Thomson of Isolation Shepherd fame - the best book about the Scottish hills.
I've chatted with a local in Cannich who'd disagree with that, even if I think it's up there with the best I've read.
(There was a family connection to the author of a book about a glen lying further south ...)
A few weeks ago I found a book in my parent's bookcase while visiting home, Hillbirds of Scotland by Seton Gordon. Having paid more attention to birds such as the Ptarmigan this year I found it very interesting. I googled a bit and have now got Hamish Brown's Seton Gordon Anthology and via a roundabout route, Adam Watson's A Fine Day For The Hill.
Looks like I'm sorted for reading material for a wee while.