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Having completed the children's party I checked Orkbird, "Bearded Seal showing at noon." Arriving at the spot a seal was behav...

Went for a walk at Marwick Head during the middle of the day and saw a zillion Guillemots on the cliffs, very impressive. Not a Guillemot No...

The lights are beginning to show in the northern sky, a tick for me.

The plan had been to go walking on Hunda today but an exchange of texts last night indicated a start at Finstown would be of interest as AL ...

One of our rotting carts, this in the Orkney Vole "reserve" Lunch and coffee outside, it's still and sunny up here; decidedly ...

A Dunnock holding territory at work, a Blackbird singing in Kirkwall and a Woodpigeon appearing in our garden this very morn. The snowdrops ...

Bay of Skaill A very lovely day today which led to not much birding really. A late start due to enjoying a glass or two too many and staying...

On a course in Kirkwall on Friday and the timing was right for a dusk visit to Graemeshall Loch. Whilst the Bittern didn't show the find...

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Fieldfare, small numbers scattered widely currently Went out fairly early for a tootle round in the snow and when I got back the family had ...

One of the cats spent all night (apparently) staring at a couple of our still packed boxes. It wasn't too much of a surprise then to fin...

A field trip with small people got me two drake Pintail on Loch of Stenness. Also on offer were two Slavonian Grebes and a Little Grebe near...