Something to say
I love it when a Sanderling has something to say. It’s beautiful on Mae Sands as I lie getting my elbows soggy …
A Sand Plowman’s lunch
The name Sanderling is from the Old English sand-yrðling, or ‘sand-ploughman’. I’m enjoying watching them eating their ploughman’s lunch. Still photographs may give you …
2019 highlights of a wilder Orkney life
The turning of the year is always a great time for reflection. Celebrating the darkest day with the thought that longer days, …
Sanderling #3
Westray has a certain palette of colours. It’s a world of muted blues, greens and purples; of greys and more greys. The …
Sanderling #2
You know that feeling of panic when you realise your feet are going to be caught by a wave and you’re not …
Sanderling #1
There are Sanderling on Mae Sands. They are energetic beyond imagination. They work the tideline as if their lives depend upon it, …