Sanderling and seaweed
There are Sanderling heading in to feast on the invertebrates left by the retreating tide on Taftend. There is a flock of …
Small, plump and energetic
Sanderling are a delight to watch. They are busy, frenetic even, and dedicated to picking up any morsel of food they can …
The Sand Ploughman
The name Sanderling is from the Old English sand-yrðling, or ‘sand-ploughman’. This one has been ploughing the tideline for tasty morsels and is heading …
A splash of Sanderling
It’s a dull day but I’m forcing myself to go out. If you only ever went out on sunny days in Orkney, …
Sanderling incoming
It’s a dull day when the Sanderling arrive. It’s soon bright and beautiful on the white shell sand beach as they pick …
Scurrying Sanderling
Sanderling are one of my favourite wading birds. Actually, they’re one of the few species of waders I can identify reliably. I …
Sanderling #4
The Sanderlings of summer on Westray were a joy to get close to. Lying on the beach, keeping still, and watching them …
Sanderling #1
There are Sanderling on Sands o’ Maesan. They are energetic beyond imagination. They work the tideline as if their lives depend upon …
Westray Coast 50 – Day Two
My adventures on the second of five days walking the entire coast of Westray.
Westray Coast 50 – Day One
My adventures on the first of five days walking the entire coast of Westray.
Sanderling in the mud
Sanderling. It sounds like it could be a verb as well as a noun. If it’s a verb, then these Sanderlings are …
Sanderling in the seaweed
There’s a juvenile Sanderling on the rocks. It pitter-patters busily among the seaweed. Suddenly I realise there are a flock of them …