{"id":3314,"date":"2024-06-08T12:59:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T11:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/?p=3314"},"modified":"2024-10-24T12:16:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T11:16:26","slug":"birsay-moor-and-sands-of-evie-08-jun-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/06\/08\/birsay-moor-and-sands-of-evie-08-jun-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Birsay Moor and Sands of Evie (08 Jun 2024)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Birsay Moor is one of the higher points of Orkney, and is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rspb.org.uk\/days-out\/reserves\/birsay-moors\">RSPB Nature Reserve<\/a>. We didn&#8217;t stop to look at birds, but it gives lovely views of Eynhallow Sound.  Eynhallow is an island at the north-west entrance to the sound, and at some states of the tide there are big tidal races either side of it. We went down to the Sands of Evie and although they are almost 2 miles away, we could see and hear them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"973\" height=\"689\" data-id=\"3319\" src=\"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240608_125929073_0973.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240608_125929073_0973.jpg 973w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240608_125929073_0973-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240608_125929073_0973-508x360.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 973px) 100vw, 973px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"973\" height=\"730\" data-id=\"3317\" src=\"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240608_130124131.MP_0973.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240608_130124131.MP_0973.jpg 973w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240608_130124131.MP_0973-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240608_130124131.MP_0973-508x381.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 973px) 100vw, 973px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"973\" height=\"633\" data-id=\"3320\" src=\"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240608_130102799_0973.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240608_130102799_0973.jpg 973w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240608_130102799_0973-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240608_130102799_0973-508x330.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 973px) 100vw, 973px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"973\" height=\"649\" data-id=\"3318\" src=\"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/K33P2426_0973.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/K33P2426_0973.jpg 973w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/K33P2426_0973-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/K33P2426_0973-508x339.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 973px) 100vw, 973px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<ul id=\"wp-image-\" class=\"exif\"><li class=\"shutter_speed\">Shutter speed:\u00a01\/4700s<\/li><li class=\"aperture\">Aperture:\u00a0&#402;\/1.7<\/li><li class=\"iso\">ISO:\u00a056<\/li><li class=\"focal_length\">Focal length:\u00a04.38mm<\/li><li class=\"created_timestamp\">Taken:\u00a08 June, 2024 13:06<\/li><li class=\"camera\">Camera:\u00a0Pixel 6a<\/li><li class=\"location\">Location:\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=59.102353,-3.137633&#038;ll=59.102353,-3.137633&#038;z=11\">59&deg; 6.1411667&prime; 0&Prime; N 3&deg; 8.258&prime; 0&Prime; W<\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Birsay Moor is one of the higher points of Orkney, and is an RSPB Nature Reserve. 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