Literate herring, this way.

A House Martin was around a breeding site in Harray as I drove towards Kirkwall this morning. The Brambling is still in the garden.

This smart male Brambling was still in the garden when I got home but the Chaffinch and Goldfinch that Louise recorded during the day had go...

Willow Warbler Chestnut (not?) most likely a Clouded Drab Chestnut (er, probably no, see above) Moths last night: Hebrew Character, 29; Clou...

A two hour search for the redpoll at Dale, Costa found no redpoll; lots of Twite though and a variety of other things. A rather damp Brown H...

A Swallow zooming around the playground at lunch time today was nice. Less nice was the Short-eared Owl that appeared around the Shunan when...

The garden feeders have not lured any exotic and unidentifiable avians to this backyard. The feeders have played host to a steady clientel o...

Male Hen Harrier hunting around the car for 30 seconds this evening, within a few metres of the vehicle, very close views. A few minutes ear...

Bag the bruck, part of the haul from Skaill Beach, not a huge area. There was a commercial waste bin full as well. We missed joining in with...

Single dark morph Fulmar (D) went west at Birsay when I glanced at the sea during a work excursion early this afternoon. A bonxie there and ...

Clouded Drabs Hebrew Character, 46; Common Quaker, 1; Clouded Drab, 2. Not much on The Shunan today. Another Siskin in the garden though. Th...

2 Wheatear on the way to work this morning, one of the advantages of cycling. Two flocks of Pink-feet this evening, one of which entered air...

Here's a better picture of the unIDed moth. Stewart I'm beginning to warm to your idea that it's an aberrant Hebrew Character. I...