John Crossley reports a Swift from last Friday 25th June over his house (South Flaws, S. Ronaldsay. I had a Sandwich Tern at Marwick yesterday which prompts...
Sandwich terns seem pretty regular around Dingieshowe (here since April, and I've been seeing or hearing them most weeks), and I had a couple yesterday ...
There was a good, tight colony of Sandwich Terns at The Fidge, Orphir which held 90 adults on 15th June. I have been back today and there are fewer than 20...
Went and checked the Arctic Terns at Birsay again today. At the weekend I'd counted more than 40 chicks today I could see 5 and suspected that there were...
found a greenfinch with its head stuck in my plastic seed feeder yesterday. Not easy to get out. Took 2 of us & we had to take the feeder apart & support the...
Sandwich terns made a half-hearted effort at Wellpark on Papay, about 10 birds that gave up early. A better effort was Tuqouy Farm on Westray, 40 birds that...
Glorious day to be on Westray today - lots of fabulous (seabird) action at Noup Head, also including a solitary swift overhead and, yes I know it's not a...
Hi everyone, I am back on holiday at my Grandma's in Orkney now until Thursday when I go home. I was wondering if anyone would be able to give me some...
Yesterday evening, after the storm had passed, Norman and I witnessed some unusual behaviour in two of our resident garden birds. Firstly, we saw a House...
Thanks Lindsay. Following your message I went out to the garden to see if I could manage to see them, and one has just flown over, which is a garden tick. ...
You're welcome. Now can you send them down here so that I can see them too, please? Lindsay ... From: barrie468 To: Orkbird@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, July...
Hi, Just had a look at BWPI, It has this to st say about House Sparrows, Mainly plant material, though nestlings largely fed animal material during first...
Thanks Mike - much appreciated. Lindsay ... From: Mike To: Orkbird@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, July 05, 2010 4:32 PM Subject: [Orkbird] Re: Seed-eaters...
I have been looking for the Bearded Seal many times now and have drew a blank everytime apart from this afternoon when I think I saw it. It was distant and...
Andrew, Sounds like the Bearded - it was back on the little slipway next to the "compound" in Finstown at 10.30 this am. Head North along the Rendall Road and...
Bob Dawson from the Bumblebee Conservation Society called today. We took a look at the Bumblebee strip in the bird crop field and in spite of the wind found 11...
Hi Stuart, I saw it just a few hours after you at 5:45pm. It was showing well and was sitting on Bibb's Pier. I saw it from the back first and it looked rather...
2 in my garden just now - very heavily streaked birds. Also a brief view of a linnet. Celia ... From: eric.meek To: Orkbird@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July...
A mixed pair has bred successfully in Holm (Braesdene) - male Pied/female White. They were feeding recently-fledged young on several occasions in late June,...
Keith Try and get some shots of the hybrid young - they ought to be interesting. At least this has proved that the two species do occasionally hybridise. How...
Pom Skua at Mar Wick Bay at 22.00 upsetting the Oyks. The cliffs are bare - not a Guillemot to be seen on the ledges. A handful of Kittiwake chicks. Circa 40...
Lee Pied wagtails are fairly common breeding birds in Orkney. Looks like some of this year's tourists stayed on for a bit of local rough. And why not? Tim ... ...
