Puffins are now on the Red List of Threatened Species.
Puffins
Just a sweet picture –
“Mike took this, whilst sitting at the window eating his breakfast. What a wonderful world we live in!”
The Birds Of Marwick Head
We’d been here many times before, at all times of year, but, on this Sunday in mid-June, we timed it just right for seeing the bird-life of the cliff-face opposite
Tammy Nories
Beloved by illustrators, locals and visitors – puffins .
Have you seen a screaming swift?
Swifts have declined by 53% between 1995 and 2016. The RSPB thinks loss of nest sites could be contributing.
Where The Wild Things Are……..
“One day last week, Mike saw a Heron standing by the pond in our garden.”
What We Glimpsed At Glimps Holm
“There are walks which are a bit short to be considered as ‘proper’ walks, but which are very good if you’re not feeling too good, and would like to get some fresh air.”
The House Sparrow is Scotland’s Number 1 Garden Bird
472,758 people took part in the RSPB’s Big Garden Bird Watch this year.
When is a Raven, not a Raven?
When it’s a Rook!
Survival Strategies – Or “Who are you calling Bird-Brained?”
“I was walking along by the harbour, in Stromness, when I noticed a Seagull, cruising, quite high, in across the water, with something in its beak. “
