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Twite - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Two little Twite, sitting on a wall

I’ve spent this week honouring Twite, a wonderful, curious, much-overlooked bird. Twite live in weedy fields and moorland, or at least they …

Twite - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

The death of the Yellow-Billed Linen-Weaver

The scientific name of the Twite is Linaria flavirostris. Linaria means linen-weaver and flavirostris means yellow-billed. Twite are Yellow-Billed Linen-Weavers. They’re also …

Twite - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Step on

Watching Twite is a delight. Every time one jumps, the others bob up and down, too. We’ve been photographing a few of …

Twite - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Twite are seriously underrated

Twite are such beautiful birds. They’re small brown finches, closely related to Linnets. The subtlety of their plumage is just sublime and …

Twite - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Twite on a wire

There’s a Twite on a wire. We’re down to our last 10,000 breeding pairs. There’s always a small, hardy flock here, perched …

Bridled Guillemot - Westray - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Flutterings

Coronavirus has destroyed my livelihood. I’ve had all my work cancelled for a year and will have absolutely no income. I’m also …

Twite - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Prickly problem

We’re sitting in a thistle patch in Orkney. Luckily they are relatively sparse. We have company: There’s a juvenile Goldfinch exploring the …

Twite - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Twite

There are small brown birds on the lichen-covered rocks on the coast of Westray. It takes me a while to identify them. …

Puffin - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

The hours before sunset

We’re on Westray and only have a few hours before sunset to see some wildlife at the Castle o’ Burrian. At least …