Island of contrasts
Walking to the north coast of Westray I’m struck by how diverse the views are. Here are Curlews on the bay with …
Westray Coast 50 – Day Four
My adventures on the fourth of five days walking the entire coast of Westray.
Westray Coast 50 – Day Three
My adventures on the third of five days walking the entire coast of Westray.
Curlew wading
I recently saw a flock of over 100 Curlews on the fields at the side of the River Exe. They seem to …
The haunting last sound of the British wilderness
Curlews. The very last authentic sound of the British wilderness.
The last call of the wilderness
Curlews are a familiar site on Westray. Their distinctive ‘Whaup whaup’ can seem very eerie when it echoes around the Island. The …
Whaup Whaup overhead
A trip to the Bay of Skaill reveals the shallow turquoise waters which look Caribbean to someone as starved of heat as …
Curlew
Curlews are in serious decline across the UK. It’s probably because so much of the land is used for food production and …
Whaup
Curlews are called Whaups in Orkney and there are thousands of them here all year round. They’re our biggest wading bird and …