Posts from ‘April, 2009’

Tammie Norries at the Castle o’ Burrian

Tammie Norries at the Castle o' Burrian

We’re up at dawn to see the Tammie Norries (Puffins), a short walk from our house, at the Castle o’ Burrian on Westray.

Footprints on the Beaches

Footprints on the Beaches

Footprints of gulls pattern the sand.

Mallimack

Mallimack

A Fulmar glides past like a flying boat over the Knowe o’ Skea on Westray.

The Knowe o’ Skea

The Knowe o' Skea

Looking out across the Knowe o’ Skea where an important Iron Age burial site gives tantalising clues about the culture of our ancestors.

Periwinkle on the Beach

Periwinkle on the Beach

Flat periwinkle  (Littorina obtusata) on the beach in the Bay of Swartmill.