The Souter (Fastcastle)
Does anyone know what the situation is with the supposed bird ban at Fastcastle between April and July? The UKC page says that the SMC guide has a "guideline" ban and ScottishClimbs.com reckons that "Climbing between the start of April and the End of July is not recommended", but
Ordinary Route (HVS 5a) seems to get quite a lot of ascents each year during the period, with logbook entries generally noting how clean the rock was and making absolutely zero mention of birds. The BMC RAD has no information, and I can't dig up anything on the Mountaineering Scotland website - nothing relevant comes up in searches, and Berwickshire isn't listed on the 'Birds and nesting' page (
https://www.mountaineering.scot/campaigns/safeguarding-access/birds-and-nes... Several posts on here in the past seem to have gone unanswered, so does anyone know who might be the best person to contact about this? I've no interest in flouting even a voluntary climbing ban, but the evidence would seem to suggest that the information is outdated at best.
Cheers
