According to new tracking data, common swifts travel 570 kilometers (more than 350 miles) on an average day–but they are capable of going much farther and faster.
Weather Forecast: Dry, some brightness in places
Mainly light northeast breeze. Maximum temperature 13 °C.
Recent Bird Sightings, Stronsay
“Since we arrived on Stronsay in 1987 we have been waiting for one particular bird species to turn up here.”
Poetry Corner: Cusbay
“The silence/sweeps and folds/around me” Wendy Alford
‘Arts a Flutter’ Eco Friendly Gifts
“Throughout my work as an artist maker, I have whenever possible tried to be as eco friendly as possible by using natural or recycled material.”
Tory Rape Clause ‘Clear Breach of Human Rights’
“With more than a quarter of a million children affected, poverty is the most significant human rights issue facing children in Scotland.”
Weather Forecast: Cloudy but mainly dry, breezy for Shetland.
A mainly dry and mostly cloudy day but there may be a few sunny intervals breaking through in the afternoon in places. Maximum temperature 11 °C.
Sgathaich: Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky
“The Hood’s plan is primarily the set up as the story is more about the rescue of the aircraft and its passengers.”
The Cost of Parking in Kirkwall
Just as it was announced that Orkney was to move to Level 1 restrictions the parking charges at OIC owned car parks went up.
3D Printable Gels
“Alginates are used in wound dressings, so this material potentially could be used as a strengthened 3D-printed bandage or as a patch for wound healing or drug delivery.” Lilian Hsiao