
Flying fish
If you’re a regular follower of my blog, you’ll know that Black Guillemots are one of my favourite birds. This summer I …
If you’re a regular follower of my blog, you’ll know that Black Guillemots are one of my favourite birds. This summer I …
I spent many days on the coasts of Westray and Papa Westray this summer photographing Black Guillemots. This one has a particularly …
There’s a Three-Bearded Rockling, Gaidropsarus vulgaris, in the creel. It’s a spectacular fish, a relative of the Cod and Haddock, but very …
“A monk supper please,” I said. That’s not a supper fit for a monk, although it might be. It’s monkfish and chips …
It’s a misty morning so our fishing trip gets delayed from its planned 7am start. By mid morning, though, it’s beautifully bright …
A stroll down the beach this morning and we find a Mermaid’s Purse; the egg capsule of a Dogfish. The tendrils are …
Mmmm… Megrim is on the menu at Helgi’s tonight: Megrim Vierge – steamed Megrim fillets on crushed new tatties with herby citrus …