Twite on a wire
There’s a Twite on a wire. We’re down to our last 10,000 breeding pairs.
![Twite - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Orkney-The-Hall-of-Einar-4938-2-725x363.jpg)
There’s always a small, hardy flock here, perched on barbed wire and fluttering in small groups along the cliff path. As I walk back I see a couple in the gloom and the rain:
![Twite - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Westray-The-Hall-of-Einar-12-725x725.jpg)
As I move closer I can see this one’s a male with a beautiful pink spot on his rump. That counts as fine breeding plumage here on the exposed headland.
![Twite - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Westray-The-Hall-of-Einar-9-1-725x408.jpg)
It’s a beautiful wet Twite.