February 2022
Interesting birds about lately include the nine Glossy Ibis still around the Burness area, a few Common Scoter off Ouseness, a Buzzard in the...
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Winter often brings us visitors from further north and that has certainly been true recently. We have had both Glaucous and Iceland Gulls present...
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As well as the usual migrant waders and the like, recent interesting bird sightings have included a Green Sandpiper at Loch of Burness and...
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A few interesting birds turned up around the end of October and beginning of November. These included a Black Redstart near Monivey, a Red-breasted...
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Autumn is a time of migration for birds and, in fact, this begins in what we think of as the summer. Many waders pass...
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Around the middle of October, favourable winds brought a fall of migrant songbirds to Westray. These included lots of thrushes, mainly Redwings but also...
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