Red throated divers on Lowrie's water by Birsay Moor hide, Orkney Isles #OrkneyBirding
Red throated divers on Lowrie's water, Birsay Moors, Mainland, Orkney Isles #OrkneyBirding
Hen Harrier by the Eddie Balfour hide, RSPB Cottascarth, Mainland, Orkney Isles #OrkneyBirding
Seven island year ticks today including a fly through Yellowhammer and a Stock Dove over the airfield @patchbirding.bsky.social Remarkably, this was followed ten minutes later by a second bird, flying south along the West Coast. The 3rd and 4th island records #OrkneyBirding
Slavonian Grebe by the Churchill barrier, close by the Italian Chapel, Orkney Isles #OrkneyBirding
4 Hen Harriers identified this evening (3 females plus male). This clip has 3, including an intruder, being dealt with on moorland close by RSPB Birsay. #OrkneyBirding
Slovonian Grebe (1 of 2) by Churchill barrier close to the Italian Chapel, Orkney Isles #OrkneyBirding
"I'm Sisky and I Know It"
male Siskin (Spinus spinus) at Grimbister, #Orkney, yesterday.
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"The Joy of Sisk"
female Siskin (Spinus spinus) at Grimbister, #Orkney, today.
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"Catcher Caught on Camera"
Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) at Scapa, #Orkney.
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"Ruby Two's Day"
two Redwings (Turdus iliacus) at Grimbister, #Orkney, this morning.
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"Rear View"
Robin (Erithacus rubecula) with the morning sun on its back, at Grimbister, #Orkney.
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"Woodpig-headed"
head-and-shoulders shot of a Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) at Grimbister, #Orkney.
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"Calm Reflection"
a snoozing Guillemot (Uria aalge), mirrored in the still waters of Scapa Bay, Orkney.
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"Practically Perfectly-Perched Poll"
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) at Grimbister, #Orkney.
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"Shore Footing"
Redshank (Tringa totanus) standing on Bladderwrack (Fucus vesiculosus) at Scapa, #Orkney.
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"Back in Black"
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) in breeding plumage, at Scapa, #Orkney.
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"Treading Water"
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) at Scapa, #Orkney.
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"Come On, Let Me See You Shake Your Tail Feather"
drake Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) at Scapa, #Orkney.
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"Share of Voice"
Skylark (Alauda arvensis) at Orphir, #Orkney.
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"Whoops Upside Your Head"
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) #SideView, with distinctive #Yellow bill, on the Peedie Sea, Kirkwall, #Orkney.
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"Lark Descended"
Skylark (Alauda arvensis) on a fencepost at Orphir, #Orkney, on Saturday.
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"Kestrelectric"
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) on a power line at Keelylang, #Orkney.
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"Whoop!"
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) on the Peedie Sea, #Kirkwall, #Orkney.
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"Little Wonder"
Little Auk (Alle alle) at Scapa, #Orkney.
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"Waiting for Godwit"
Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) at Scapa, #Orkney.
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"The Eye of the Whooper"
Portrait of one of 23 Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) present on the Peedie Sea, #Kirkwall, #Orkney, on Sunday.
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"Scoter d'Azur"
female Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra) on the blue waters of Scapa Bay, #Orkney, on Sunday.
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