What’s in a flock?
I’ve been enjoying sitting on the grass watching a flock of Dunlin feeding. Occasionally they take off, especially when an Arctic Skua …
Leave only footprints
They say ‘Take only photographs, leave only footprints’. The Dunlin wading in the mud in the pools at the north end of …
Dunlin
Yesterday I wrote about my experience looking for Dunlin. I did see them, but my trip was hijacked by one of the …
Dull Dunlin day
It’s a dull day today. There’s a sea haar which is muting every colour to an Orkney pallet and reducing shadows to …
Knots landing at the Peedie Sea
I’m wandering the shore at Kirkwall Harbour for an hour before the ferry takes me to Westray. I’m loving the complex singing …
A Dunlin feast
There’s a huge tide of seaweed washed up in the bay at North Haven on Westray. We check for seals on the …
Dunlin on the Tide Line
Dunlin are wary birds. As I walk along the Bay of Tafts they jerk in nervous motion and skit further along the …