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Walked up to the Common from the village with my camera, and spotted a Six-spot Burnett on some field scabious. Was also rather then by some of the…
Another walk up Maspie Den, and a field en-route had a vast number of Northern March Orchids in flower. It was also a pleasure to see water in…
The Isle of May is a National Nature Reserve and in July is all about seabirds, which is why I went. I went on the May Princess, and…
Dunnet Head is the northern-most point on the UK Mainland – John O’Groats isn’t that, nor is it the northern-most settlement! It’s also another place to see nesting…
We had wanted to visit the Castle of Mey in 2023 but our itinerary didn’t give enough time to do so. We made sure that this year we…
This was becoming a very busy day! The Brough of Birsay can only be access at low (or low-ish) tide, and the warden at the Broch of Gurness…
We visited yet another wonderful site on the 8th! Broch of Gurness is Iron Age rather than Neolithic, and very well preserved. It has a stunning site, overlooking…
Birsay Moor is one of the higher points of Orkney, and is an RSPB Nature Reserve. We didn’t stop to look at birds, but it gives lovely views…
Yesnaby is on the west coast of the Orkney mainland, and gives easy access to view spectacular sea cliffs, plus the birds that nest there. The weathered horizontally…
Our last day in Orkney, and we walked along Hoy Sound, past the Links Battery, to Warebeth and back. The day turned into a bit of a photo-fest…