The Canadian WW2 pilot who crash landed on a remote Scottish island

[@hamishauskerry]

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[@lukeamato423]

Great to hear these stories being Canadian, thank you

[@Mark723]

What a brilliant full-circle historical story. Thank you for sharing that story, the beauty of the island and all the other stories from you Mom. How wonderful that you Dad was able to ring in and be a part of the archaeological study. Just such an enjoyable video - a balm for the hectic workaday world. Cheers!

[@hamishauskerry]

Hello Mark! Nice to hear from you - I hope you’re keeping well! Thanks very much for your comment as always. Having dad with us just for a portion of the day was really special, and he enjoys watching the videos back as well. All the best to you and yours for the festive period!

[@lorrets9775]

It's amazing to hear about the history of the island.

[@hamishauskerry]

Thank you for watching!

[@sandyr1789]

Absolutely fascinating follow up on the Archeologist's visit and his views of Auskerry. The story about the WWII pilot was wonderful, and especially that he and his family were able to return. Hamish your reporting style is so refreshing and you kept me captivated during the entire video. Thank you for taking us along!

[@hamishauskerry]

Ah this is so good to read!! Thank you so much. I love telling stories and honestly what better place to tell them about. Thanks so much for watching!

[@majellacorio4455]

What a special story of the Canadian pilot, and that your families are still in touch is so special. When I first starting watching your podcast it was because of my love of sheep and knitting. What I have so thoroughly enjoyed is learning about your family and the island itself. The archeology of the island has been outstanding. The past centuries of people occupying the island is very interesting. If I’m ever blessed with a trip to Shetland I will definitely have to see as much of Orkney as possible, I assume coming to your Island would not be possible. May you and your family have a blessed holiday season. ❤

[@hamishauskerry]

Aw thanks so much for your kind comment! I’m so glad you’ve enjoyed the series even as it’s changed a bit from the sheep focus earlier on. You’ll be glad to hear the next episode will be much more focussed on the sheep again!! Sending good wishes to you and I hope you have a great festive period ☺️

[@SaraMercer-v6i]

So much to explore and learn for such a small island. It makes for engaging content. Thanks for sharing these videos.

[@hamishauskerry]

Ah thanks so much Sara! I'm so delighted that you and others have found some of the same enjoyment that we have in our home. All the best to you

[@WoodlandDance]

Thank you, Hamish!! ~your Vermont friend :)

[@hamishauskerry]

Thank you!! Sending good wishes to you in your beautiful state! :)

[@kathyschreiner4852]

Having the drone up was a great idea, Hamish. It allowed views that you simply cannot see from the ground. Thank you!

[@hamishauskerry]

Thanks Kathy! It’s been amazing to see a different perspective ☺️

[@Cameron-ev7rc]

Cheers hamish. Another belter about the island history. The archaeology is the DNA 🧬 of the world that we live in. Will mum leave the island for winter 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍👌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@hamishauskerry]

Cheers Cameron! Really glad you enjoyed the episode. And yes mum is off for winter now to be with dad - she’ll be back in the spring for lambing. All the best to you!

[@Cameron-ev7rc]

@@hamishauskerry sorry to bother you who owns the island. Dad&mum the custodian of the island🤷‍♂️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@snodrog5]

With a special guest star! Thanks, Hamish!

[@hamishauskerry]

Cheers John! He was great!

[@kinklee]

It would make a great training ground for student archaeologists. So many eras in one small spot. Great Vid as usual.

[@hamishauskerry]

Thank you!! There’s certainly a lot to explore! ☺️

[@robinjones6999]

I agree - Give Sheffield Uni a bell

[@pete_bluscorp7718]

Another fantastic vlog Hamish, loving the history lessons, cheers mate

[@hamishauskerry]

Thanks as always Pete! Really glad you enjoyed the episode 👍👍

[@BettyKoehler-zg5sv]

What an interesting video, and your drone shots really add to the understanding of the land layout. Nice job! Love from Pennsylvania, USA💕🌷🐻. Your mom looks great! So nice your dad could join by phone!

[@hamishauskerry]

Thanks so much Betty! Aw it chokes me up hearing dad saying it’s nice to see it all on the video call. But mum and dad are doing great. Thanks for watching! ☺️

[@krissader4855]

It is neat to think how the island nourished all these peoples throughout time. thank you, kris

[@hamishauskerry]

Aw thanks Kris, I hope you're well? The history of the island fascinates me, I'm so glad you've enjoyed this video too.

[@suemick8709]

I love your family. I love Auskerry. The sheep, the wool process, the sea, the history known and the archaic facts still to be uncovered. And a Canadian connection on top of all that! My father was a lieutenant in the Canadian Army during WW II. Cheers Hamish this one was a banger! Looking forward to Paul's return and future unraveling of some more history. Staggering to think of how many lives have lived there over such a great length of time.

[@hamishauskerry]

Aw Sue this is such a kind comment! That’s amazing that your father fought too. We’re grateful for his service ☺️ I’m so glad you’ve enjoyed the video - and there’s more to come when I get round to editing them!! All the best to you

[@mirkatu3249]

I feel like I am there with you all, listening to your Mom (and Dad!) and Paul discussing the different sites, hearing the untold stories of the island. It's a poignant reminder of how fragile life can be, and yet at the same time the human will to survive is stronger than we realize. :-)

[@hamishauskerry]

Ah what a lovely comment, thanks so much! I’m so glad you enjoyed the episode as much as we enjoyed the day with Paul! ☺️

[@juliemeanor6531]

Great views of your lovely island.

[@hamishauskerry]

Thanks so much Julie ☺️☺️

[@deborahswanberg6144]

Fabulous video

[@hamishauskerry]

Thanks so much Deborah!

[@colleengiles9251]

Keep the videos coming

[@hamishauskerry]

Doing my best! Faye and I are about to renovate our first home so I’ll have my work cut out for a while 😂 thanks for watching

[@voneschenbachmusic]

Wow! What a rich site of visible artifacts and markings - the drone really made all of the lines evident. Thanks for sharing!

[@hamishauskerry]

Thanks so much! I’m so glad it comes across in the videos as it does in person. All the best to you!

[@katharinebrain3276]

Yet again, a wonderful video.

[@hamishauskerry]

Aw thanks so much Katharine!! All the best to you

[@stevebaseley]

Another fantastic video its so interesting to learn about the history of the island. Sorry to hear about your dad having to move away hope he is doing ok .thanks for sharing 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍

[@hamishauskerry]

Thanks very much as always Steve - all the best to you too. H

[@martynbrown7695]

Enjoyed this, very interesting. I was talking to your mother at kgs school at the craft fair the other day.

[@hamishauskerry]

Ah that's great! Glad you got to see mum and all her brilliant products. I hope you're keeping warm in Orkney at the minute! All the best to you

[@martynbrown7695]

@ it’s a tad blustery here, but seems to be the case all over. Worse winds back home in wales for a change. All the best to you to.

[@martyrose]

Thanks Hamish. Such a beautiful place. My soul could use a few weeks of wandering around the island. Love that you now have a drone. It adds a new dimension to this adventure. Doing a superb job documenting previous and present life. I'm enjoying this more than you know.

[@hamishauskerry]

Aw Marty thanks so much! The drone certainly makes it easier to show the scale and shape of things. I’d never seen the Gerson dyke from above like that before and therefore never really noticed it meets up with the chapel. It’s all so cool to think of the people who lived here before us. All the best to you 👍

[@julielumsden5184]

Really enjoying these history sessions. Thankyou so much.

[@hamishauskerry]

Aw thanks very much Julie! It means a lot that you’ve enjoyed them as much as I’ve enjoyed making them ☺️

[@kathmatthews9901]

Wonderful story, thank you Hamish😊

[@hamishauskerry]

Thanks so much Kath! All the best to you ☺️

[@rileyuktv6426]

These videos are a delightful insight - love watching them! ❤

[@hamishauskerry]

Ah thanks so much! That’s really kind 👍👍

[@pendlechild7516]

Such a wonderful surprise to see that for once KZbin’s algorithm got it right by offering your video to me. Unwilling to think that lightning might strike the same place again, and not wanting to tempt fate, I have liked and subscribed! Thank you for this fascinating glimpse into many phases of history. On seeing the chapel I was reminded of an old Time Team episode done on Mull where a somewhat similar chapel ultimately had some burials nearby. It causes me to wonder if that might also be so for your chapel - Thanks again.

[@hamishauskerry]

Ah welcome!! Thanks so much for your support. That’s really interesting about the Mull digging - I haven’t seen that episode but I wouldn’t be surprised if there are a lot of things under the ground here that we have no idea about. I’m surprised I’ve never found any human remains in the peat bogs that we dig for fuel but maybe one day! All the best to you and I hope you enjoy the other videos in the series ☺️

[@Thatcanadianguyehh]

Was waiting for this one, thanks for sharing.

[@hamishauskerry]

Thanks for watching! All the best to you 👍

[@ezlow1065]

Fascinating Thankyou Hamish! Warm Regards from Aus 💚

[@hamishauskerry]

Thank you very much indeed! All the best to you 👍

[@wendyh3891]

Thank you Hamish that was so interesting, especially for your folks. Awesome that the survivor could return for a visit, wow. Thank you again I really do love your videos and wish in a way that we could live longer to explore more! 💛💚💙💜 from me in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa

[@hamishauskerry]

Aw Wendy thanks so much for your kind comment ❤️ it’s so cool that he got to come back to visit - a once in a lifetime trip! Sending you good wishes in SA 🇿🇦

[@susanlangley4294]

I’ve been waiting for this one! Thank-you!

[@hamishauskerry]

Yay! Thanks for your support ☺️

[@goddam9925]

👌 Thank you !!

[@hamishauskerry]

Thank you too!

[@fiorenzaattanasio4796]

Thank you .. Great video as always ❤

[@hamishauskerry]

You are so welcome - thank you for watching!!

[@skooze]

Amazing tales as ever. Even without the polish that goes into your videos they would be amazing tales. As others have said really nice your Dad could join you on the phone. Right time to get a few coffees in.

[@hamishauskerry]

Thanks so much for the coffee! And that’s such a nice thing to say. I do put a lot of effort into the videos but I get so much from seeing other people’s enjoyment and interest in them. All the best to you and yours!

[@haggielady]

Thank you Hamish for the drone shots. They really help us to get the bigger picture of the island, along with the map.

[@hamishauskerry]

Ah I’m so glad you enjoyed them!! It was tricky to film everything and get the drone up too but it was worth it! All the best to you - thanks for watching

[@ThePhobicFlyer]

Fantastic video Hamish. The content, colour grading and the drone makes this a great watch! Nice one! Andy

[@hamishauskerry]

Ah that’s really kind Andy!! I’ve still got a lot to learn about stuff like grading but I do enjoy the creative process! All the best to you and thanks for watching 👍

[@pixie706]

Interesting that you have a Girson dyke... is that the correct spelling... as there is a Girsonfield in Northumberland . Is it a personal name or does the word have a meaning. Your mum has such an infectious passion and I do hope the island will stay in the family for the future. 😊

[@hamishauskerry]

Hello! Ah this is so interesting! Gerson is how it’s spelled in Auskerry so perhaps it’s related. It’s definitely a historic name rather than one of ours. I will ask mum next time I speak to her if she knows why it’s called the Gerson Dyke, except for the fact it’s next to Gerson Geo. Thanks for watching!

[@stephenrice4554]

That was interesting, the archaeologist was suitably impressed , the weather held out , and no whales were stranded . 👍☕

[@hamishauskerry]

Aha yes very true we were lucky!! Thanks very much for watching 👍👍

[@welshmanjasonpatrick8607]

great interest story ww2 pliot and grave stone look back history great to see great island

[@hamishauskerry]

Cheers mate!! I’m pleased you enjoyed this one. Hope you’re good! 👍

[@billymeyer99]

Orkney in microcosm indeed

[@hamishauskerry]

It’s remarkable! Thanks for watching

[@davebell3684]

Hmm, at 9 mins 39 two things fly across right to left? I seem to be able to rewind and see this again.

[@hamishauskerry]

Hi Dave, thanks for watching with such a keen eye! I’ve watched it back and honestly I can’t be completely sure what those birds are. They’re white so I suspect they’re a pair of fulmars. Later on in the video some Oyster Catchers come close to the drone too for a look! Thanks for watching

[@cherylkurucz8852]

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[@hamishauskerry]

Thanks so much for watching! ☺️☺️

[@critterjon4061]

I am already know about Auskerry’s seaweed sheep but are there other any native species that are only found on the island

[@hamishauskerry]

Hello Jon, I don’t think there are any species that are only to be found here. The sheep we have are also on the island of North Ronaldsay, where their name comes from. We do have some rare birds like Storm Petrels, which we apparently have about 10% of the UK breeding population nesting here. I think Auskerry’s power is in its variety of wildlife! Thanks for watching - welcome to the channel ☺️

[@AgentTrust]

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[@hamishauskerry]

Thanks for watching!