Islay on TV twice tonight!

As well as "Am Boireannach a Dh'ith Bo (The Woman Who Ate a Cow)" on BBC Alba tonight at 9.00 pm, see last but one blog entry, Islay is also featuring in 'Autumnwatch' on BBC1 at 8.30 pm tonight. The programme lasts until 9.30 pm so the film that has been taken on Islay in the last few days - Barnacle Geese and other wildlife - may well overlap with the BBC Alba broadcast. Those with recording facilities will be OK, while Autumnwatch will be available on BBC iPlayer for the next 7 days.

BBC crew film Wild Cat kittens

Two Scottish wildcat kittens have been filmed by a BBC crew.

The notoriously shy animals were filmed at night in the highlands of Scotland.

One of the kittens had an unusual black coat, suggesting that it could have been an incredibly rare dark or "melanistic" genetic form.

The crew, including wildlife presenter Liz Bonnin, had set out to catch a glimpse of the scarce Scottish wildcat. Their footage will be broadcast on the BBC series Autumnwatch.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9085000/9085644.stm