Sanderling in the mud
Sanderling. It sounds like it could be a verb as well as a noun. If it’s a verb, then these Sanderlings are …
Sanderling. It sounds like it could be a verb as well as a noun. If it’s a verb, then these Sanderlings are …
On the endless A9 as I travel north from Devon to Orkney the lay-by numbers help denote the passing of a day …
Puffins mate for life and meet up again every year to have their one egg and baby puffling. Can you tell?
The North Sea is magnificent. It’s been the victim of overfishing, suffered from industrial and agricultural runoff, dredging, and dumping of waste. …
In the final relaxed Sunday session of Westray Connections we were treated to Wayward, Bad Apple and Stereo Lobsters with a guest …
Out on the cliffs, in the windiest and most exposed spot, where the Puffins are, is a Wren.
The Graand Owld Byre on Westray is a great venue for music in every respect apart from one. It has super acoustics, …
The second free ‘Taster Session’ of music around the village of Pierowall as part of Westray Connections 2017 is in the Westray …
Westray is a small island but it’s big enough to have a school and a care home, a doctors and a hotel. …
There’s a bird on the rocks in Rapness Bay. In fact, there are two now: It’s a Ringed Plover. In Orkney it’s …
It’s Friday night at the Westray Community School Hall and Phil and Aly (or is it Aly and Phil) are on stage …
Rapness has some of the most interesting rocks on Westray. There are lots of rounded red sandstone pebbles. These rocks were dragged …
Walking along the sea cliffs towards Stanger Head and the edges are covered in Sea Campion Silene uniflora: It’s got very distinctive …
Looking out across the Bay of Tuquoy we can see a mirage. It might be an island. The shape is constantly changing …
It’s no wonder the field at Einar is a literal hive of activity with bees. The Red Clover Trifolium pratense is here …
When you’re just getting comfortable in bed and you realise you’ve got one foot sticking out of the duvet.
The Gannet chicks at Noup are massive. They are so big and yet so fluffy still. Their main flight feathers are still …
Einar has a small area of walled garden. It’s grown over almost completely with shrubs and wind-dwarfed trees and where there is …
Much of Mae Sands is so low-lying that it never really drains of seawater. Walking on it looks beguiling, but wet feet …
On the West Westray coast there’s nothing between you and America except the Atlantic Ocean. The coast is a fractured and windswept …
On the west coast of Westray, the wild Atlantic coast is full of sea caves and breathtaking horizons. Each inlet has a …
It’s beautiful evening sunlight on Westray when we see this Puffin emerge from its rock burrow and stand in the open air. …
In August the Sea Pinks, known as Thrift, are often just dried husks on the coast of Westray: Majestic Cliffs In June …
There’s something in the air today in Devon. It’s the merest hint of a dampness and a chill in the air whispering …
Westray’s coastline has magnificent layers of sedimentary rocks. In places there are folds and cracks: A crack in the rocks leads to …
The RSPB are running a great citizen science project at the moment. They are calling for Puffarazzi – an army of Puffin …
They always say you can judge a man by the quality of his shoes. You can also identify the type of an …
As afternoon turns to evening we walk along the Westray coast to Stanger Head. The light is low and warm and blinding. …
I’m currently without my telephoto lens. It’s being repaired. That means my prime chance of photographing Puffins is going to waste. I’m …