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INTRODUCTIONIn late 2002, dinosaur footprints were discovered on loose blocks of sandstone, as well as in situ, on the foreshore at Lub Score, northwest Trotternish Peninsula, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK (Fig. 1). The majority of these footprints were much smaller than any previously found in Scotland, and were closely associated with larger footprints of what seems likely to be the same species. These footprints are stratigraphically younger than any other dinosaur remains found in Scotland to date, and are different from those found elsewhere from the Middle Jurassic succession on the Isle of Skye (Fig. 2).

SynopsisThe first in situ dinosaur tracks from Scotland were discovered at the top of the Duntulm Formation (Bathonian, Jurassic) near to Staffin in northeastern Skye. Fifteen individual tridactyl footprints were recorded of which two pairs appear to have been part of the same trackway. The footprints are preserved as natural moulds on a mudcracked sandstone surface. The individual track sizes range from about 30 cm to over 50 cm in length with narrow to broad digits suggestive of having been made by a medium to large bipedal dinosaur.

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BACKGROUND How did that go? How could I have done that better? We use reflection to help us process our feelings, and when something has gone wrong we try to understand why. The extension of this, reflection in medical practice, is a key part of our continuous learning and considered essential for professional competence. The General Medical Council (GMC) states that doctors 'should regularly reflect on their own performance'. 1 Reflection may be verbal (for example, through discussion with colleagues), internal (thinking about what we have done), or written (unstructured, for example, in a diary, or structured by use of a pro-forma). Most GPs do find reflection valuable, reporting that it is embedded into their daily routines-at work, on the way to and from work, and at home. Some feel that reflection can help with processing thoughts and feelings, describing it as 'therapeutic' and 'cathartic' in helping to process emotionally difficult situations. Reflective writing became an obligatory part of licensing and revalidation in the UK because it is thought to provide evidence of reflective thinking 2 and show that doctors are continuing to learn. Reflections on learning activities are verified at a yearly appraisal, helping to provide the evidence for the 5-yearly revalidation that allows an individual to continue to work as a doctor. 3 The Royal College of General Practitioners recommends that documentation of reflection on learning activities is necessary so that GPs can focus on the quality, rather than the quantity, of their appraisal supporting information, 4 though it points out that documented reflection should be brief and to the point. 5

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