172 Happy 255th Birthday to Sir Walter Scott who was born #otd in 1771. Sir Walter visited #Orkney in 1814 aboard the Northern Lighthouse Yacht Pharos. He described Stromness as a 'little dirty straggling town, which cannot be traversed by a cart, or even by a horse,' So that's a bit unfair. 18 comments · 13h ago · by Orkney Library & Archive #orkney#otd
14 "Knee-high to a Grasshopper" second-brood fledgling Dunnock (Prunella modularis) at Grimbister, #Orkney. For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Fledgling. #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Dunnock 🪶 6 comments · 11h ago · by Orknithology #birdingscotland#birdoftheday#birdsoftheworld
18 "Pigeon Progenitor & Progeny" adult and fledgling Woodpigeons (Columba palumbus) at Grimbister, #Orkney. For both of today's #BirdOfTheDay themes of #50ShadesOfGrey and #Fledgling. #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Woodpigeon 🪶 2 comments · 14h ago · by Orknithology #50shadesofgrey#birdingscotland#birdoftheday
0 THE HIGH ISLAND - 'The High Island is spell-binding. Atmospheric, compulsive and utterly gripping, Anderson is on fire' — Helen Fields, international bestselling author of the DCI Callanach series https://bit.ly/4pzBB4H 0 comments · 12h ago · by Mystery Tomes #crimefiction#linanderson#orkney
0 THE HIGH ISLAND - 'The sense of place is strong and the plot is as intriguing as ever – in The High Island Lin Anderson has worked her particular magic once more' — Alexander McCall Smith https://bit.ly/4pzBB4H 0 comments · 13h ago · by Dunedin Media #linanderson#orkney#thehighisland
20 With all that happened to our Bonxies during the bird flu epidemic, it was a joy to see this juvenile in fine health this evening. Getting some practice in for head hunting duties next year!! 0 comments · 1d ago · by Papay ranger - Jonathan Ford #bonxie#greatskua#orkney
27 "Wallow Warbler" juvenile Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) bathing in a rain-filled gutter at Grimbister, #Orkney. For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Warblers. #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Warbler 🪶 1 comment · 1d ago · by Orknithology #birdingscotland#birdoftheday#birdsoftheworld
5 After the cathedral flower festival we went to the Pickaquoy to experience a trio of brilliant kabuki musicians from Japan. 0 comments · 1d ago · by Graham Brown #orkney
2 THE HIGH ISLAND - 'The High Island is spell-binding. Atmospheric, compulsive and utterly gripping, Anderson is on fire' — Helen Fields, international bestselling author of the DCI Callanach series https://bit.ly/4pzBB4H 0 comments · 1d ago · by TheBookDuke #crimefiction#linanderson#orkney
3 Some of the beautiful displays created by Kirkwall Flower Arrangement Club for the 2026 Flower Festival @stmagnuscathedral.bsky.social - the theme is Myths & Legends. 0 comments · 1d ago · by Graham Brown #orkney
0 THE HIGH ISLAND - 'The sense of place is strong and the plot is as intriguing as ever – in The High Island Lin Anderson has worked her particular magic once more' — Alexander McCall Smith https://bit.ly/4pzBB4H 0 comments · 1d ago · by Mystery Tomes #linanderson#orkney#thehighisland
