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

Dunlin

I love to see Dunlin on the tideline: And seeing them fly past so close is a joy: This time I’m watching …

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

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 …

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

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

Dunlin

Yesterday I wrote about my experience looking for Dunlin. I did see them, but my trip was hijacked by one of the …

Dunlin - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not 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 …

Birds at the Peedie Sea - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

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 …

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

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

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 …