andrew
July has been a busy month with a lot of survey work across the Orkney Islands. It has been a great opportunity to get to see a lot of the islands I hadn’t previously visited, although at times the logistics of Orkney Ferries or Logan Air were a bit of a challenge.Don’t feel sorry for me though, I...
andrew
Taking a walk along a coastline gives you a great insight into the diversity of plant life that exists there. Although its a little too early in the season to see much at the moment, it was nice to see a couple of plants down in Orkney last week. Thrift (Armeria maritima), sea thrift or sea pink,...
andrew
Last week I had the opportunity to go over to Caithness and Orkney to carry out some ornithological surveys and ecological watching briefs.The weather was a mixed bag, including snow on the beach and then blue skies fifteen minutes later but it also provided some great sunsets.The surveys didn’t...