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

The Flower of the Vine returns

Wheatears are back on Westray. They’ve made their way from Africa to Westray to raise their families in hollows, rabbit burrows and …

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

Oenanthe oenanthe

The Northern Wheatear’s scientific name is Oenanthe oenanthe. It means ‘Flower of the Vine’ in Ancient Greek. Its binomial name is a …

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

Lookout

Northern Wheatear are powerful birds and migrate to Africa for our winter. It’s astonishing that so soon after being an egg they …

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

A Wheatear explosion

I’ve never been able to get close to Wheatears before. They are very wary birds. There are a few families along the …

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

Golden light

The light is incredible on the west coast of Westray. It’s golden, and reflects beautifully off the Atlantic onto the rocky coast. …

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

Westside Wheatears

I’ve taken to walking the Westside of Westray. Yes, I’ve been taking a Walk on the Westside. The glorious weather has meant …

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

Chuckie

A walk up the west coast of Westray revealed several pairs of Wheatear, which are very active at the moment. They’re exceptionally …

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

Wheatear

Wheatears are very wary birds. They bounce away to the next perch as soon as you approach. Walking along a footpath or …

Northern Wheatear - Westray - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

i-Ronny

How much do we have the freedom to do whatever we please and how much are we blind robots carrying out biological …

Wheatear - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey

Wheatear

I’m flushing Wheaters with every walk and drive on Westray. There isn’t a path or a road which doesn’t have a wary …

Wheatear

Wheatears in the new stone age

I’m sitting in a stone-age house; the new stone age, when the climate was warmer and people began to settle rather than …