Birds, other wildlife, and scenery from the Orkney Islands. All images are ©️ Orknithology. #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #Birds #BirdOfTheDay #Wildlife #UKWildlife #Nature #Photography #birdsoftheworld #ornithology 🪶 #Nikon #P1000https://bsky.app/profile/orknithology.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/orknithology.bsky.social/post/3mvml4kaslc2x"Tripping The White Fantastic" Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) at Grimbister, #Orkney yesterday morning. For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BirdsWithBerries. #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Whitethroat 🪶16 Sep 2026 07:03 +0000at://did:plc:54smtwvedvmv7jhcdqbv6mvu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvml4kaslc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/orknithology.bsky.social/post/3mvkcquvih22v"🎵 Always Believe In Your Soul 🎵" Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) at Grimbister, #Orkney. For today's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme of #Finches. #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Goldfinch 🪶 [Archive photo from April 2026]15 Sep 2026 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:54smtwvedvmv7jhcdqbv6mvu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkcquvih22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/orknithology.bsky.social/post/3mvim4irogc2k"🎵 Nothing Appears To Be Between The Ears Of The Lazy Sunbathers 🎵" juvenile Robin (Erithacus rubecula) sunbathing at Grimbister, #Orkney. For today's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme of #Robins. #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Redbreast 🪶14 Sep 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:54smtwvedvmv7jhcdqbv6mvu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvim4irogc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/orknithology.bsky.social/post/3mvdfzvw2nk2i"Cam-owl-flage" Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) peering out from a fir tree at Grimbister, #Orkney. For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BirdsInAbstract; from motion blur, obscure angles, or contrasting textures, anything goes! #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Owl 🪶🦉12 Sep 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:54smtwvedvmv7jhcdqbv6mvu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdfzvw2nk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/orknithology.bsky.social/post/3mvas44yl222d"Brood Food" a busy new dad Eurasian Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) at Grimbister, #Orkney, in July. For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Mouthful; any bird with anything in its beak. #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Chaffinch 🪶11 Sep 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:54smtwvedvmv7jhcdqbv6mvu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvas44yl222dhttps://bsky.app/profile/orknithology.bsky.social/post/3mv5wd25ftk2q"Close Shave" portrait of a Razorbill (Alca torda), taken on Westray, #Orkney, in July. For today's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme of #Black&White; any bird whose main plumage is Black & White. #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Razorbill 🪶10 Sep 2026 11:14 +0000at://did:plc:54smtwvedvmv7jhcdqbv6mvu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5wd25ftk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/orknithology.bsky.social/post/3mv3c2pd2j22a"Tutti Frutti" Eurasian Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) eating Rowan berries at Grimbister, #Orkney. For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #ABCD; any bird name beginning with any of these letters. #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsoftheworld #Chaffinch 🪶09 Sep 2026 10:06 +0000at://did:plc:54smtwvedvmv7jhcdqbv6mvu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3c2pd2j22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/orknithology.bsky.social/post/3muyzlczmi22p"Two's Company" Robin (Erithacus rubecula) and Dunnock (Prunella modularis) youngsters at Grimbister, #Orkney. For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BirdBuddies; two different bird species sharing the same space. #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Robin #Dunnock 🪶08 Sep 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:54smtwvedvmv7jhcdqbv6mvu/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyzlczmi22phttps://bsky.app/profile/orknithology.bsky.social/post/3muw24aysys24"🎶 I'm A Borby Bird, In A Borby World 🎶" Robin (Erithacus rubecula) at Grimbister, #Orkney. For today's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme of #Borbs; any bird that looks round, chubby, spherical etc. #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsoftheworld #Robin #Redbreast 🪶07 Sep 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:54smtwvedvmv7jhcdqbv6mvu/app.bsky.feed.post/3muw24aysys24https://bsky.app/profile/orknithology.bsky.social/post/3muuaxblno223"Pit Stop" back in June, this racing pigeon and it's flying mate simultaneously hit my kitchen window. This one recuperated on the path for half an hour, while its pal did the same on the roof. Both flew off apparently unharmed 🤞 #BirdOfTheDay #Pigeons #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #PigeonSky 🪶06 Sep 2026 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:54smtwvedvmv7jhcdqbv6mvu/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuaxblno223https://bsky.app/profile/orknithology.bsky.social/post/3muqyweh6is2s"Neither Here Nor There" an open-winged Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) at Grimbister, #Orkney. Somewhere in between today's #BirdOfTheDay themes of #InFlight and #Grounded. #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Warbler 🪶05 Sep 2026 07:56 +0000at://did:plc:54smtwvedvmv7jhcdqbv6mvu/app.bsky.feed.post/3muqyweh6is2shttps://bsky.app/profile/orknithology.bsky.social/post/3muly7jvpak24"Cockeyed Crooner" Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) at Grimbister, #Orkney. For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Contrast and alt theme of #Thrushes. #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Thrush 🪶03 Sep 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:54smtwvedvmv7jhcdqbv6mvu/app.bsky.feed.post/3muly7jvpak24https://bsky.app/profile/orknithology.bsky.social/post/3mujharcjoc2t"Strawberry Blonde" Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) at Grimbister, #Orkney. For today's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme of #RedHeads. #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #Birds #birdsoftheworld #Redpoll 🪶02 Sep 2026 07:51 +0000at://did:plc:54smtwvedvmv7jhcdqbv6mvu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujharcjoc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/orknithology.bsky.social/post/3mui6xamkmc2u"🎶 It's Good To Touch The Green, Green Grass Of Home 🎶" Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) at Hoxa, #Orkney (with Sea Campions in the bottom left-hand corner 😉). For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #FlowerPower #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #birdsoftheworld #Guillemot #Tystie 🪶01 Sep 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:54smtwvedvmv7jhcdqbv6mvu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mui6xamkmc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/orknithology.bsky.social/post/3muh5ojmsd22v"Blooming Close Enough" Puffin (Fratercula arctica) peering over a few past-their-best heads of Thrift (Armeria maritima) on Westray, #Orkney, in July. Somewhat tentatively, for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #FlowerPower. #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirding #birdsoftheworld #Puffin #Auk 🪶01 Sep 2026 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:54smtwvedvmv7jhcdqbv6mvu/app.bsky.feed.post/3muh5ojmsd22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/orknithology.bsky.social/post/3mufo2yxkrs2l"Pied & Seek" a rather camera-shy European Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) at Grimbister, #Orkney, yesterday. #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Flycatcher 🪶31 Aug 2026 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:54smtwvedvmv7jhcdqbv6mvu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufo2yxkrs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/orknithology.bsky.social/post/3mufjww26jk2aEurasian Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) tucking into berries at Grimbister, #Orkney. For today's #BirdOfTheDay themes of #BirdUpClose and #BirdNameC. #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Chaffinch 🪶31 Aug 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:54smtwvedvmv7jhcdqbv6mvu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufjww26jk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/orknithology.bsky.social/post/3mucinfgqic2d"Lettuce Pray" a wild European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) seemingly at prayer at Grimbister, #Orkney. (Or it could just be playing a harmonca). #UKWildlife #Wildlife #UKNature #Nature #UKMammal #Mammal #Rabbit #Bunny #BlueskyBuns #LoveBuns 🐇 🐰30 Aug 2026 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:54smtwvedvmv7jhcdqbv6mvu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mucinfgqic2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/orknithology.bsky.social/post/3muc2pam5us26"🎶 Have You Ever Had It Blue? 🎶" juvenile Blackbird (Turdus merula) on a recycling bin at Grimbister, #Orkney. For today's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme of #Blue; on the bird or in the scene. #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Blackbird 🪶 #Recycle ♻️30 Aug 2026 09:18 +0000at://did:plc:54smtwvedvmv7jhcdqbv6mvu/app.bsky.feed.post/3muc2pam5us26https://bsky.app/profile/orknithology.bsky.social/post/3mu7k75fubk2o"🎶 Be Wrenning Up That Road, Be Wrenning Up That Hill, Be Wrenning Up That Building 🎶" Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) hunting bugs on a wall at Grimbister, #Orkney. #BirdOfTheDay #BestOfTheMonth #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Wren 🪶29 Aug 2026 09:17 +0000at://did:plc:54smtwvedvmv7jhcdqbv6mvu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu7k75fubk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/orknithology.bsky.social/post/3mu7jdtcef22o"Caterpillar Track" Emperor Moth (Saturnia pavonia) caterpillar up Wideford Hill, #Orkney #TeamMoth #moth #moths #lepidoptera 🐛🦋29 Aug 2026 09:02 +0000at://did:plc:54smtwvedvmv7jhcdqbv6mvu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu7jdtcef22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/orknithology.bsky.social/post/3mu4yjwuro225"Rockagilly" Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) on cliffs at Hoxa, #Orkney. For today's #BirdOfTheDay themes of #Coastal&River and #Rocky #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #Birds #birdsoftheworld #Guillemot #Tystie 🪶28 Aug 2026 08:56 +0000at://did:plc:54smtwvedvmv7jhcdqbv6mvu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4yjwuro225https://bsky.app/profile/orknithology.bsky.social/post/3mty7jdnq3s2r"🎶 ...And It Was All Yellow 🎶" Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) singing from a fir tree at Grimbister, #Orkney. For today's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme of #Yellow; on the bird or in the scene. #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Wren 🪶26 Aug 2026 11:17 +0000at://did:plc:54smtwvedvmv7jhcdqbv6mvu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mty7jdnq3s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/orknithology.bsky.social/post/3mty37n5y2c27"Branching Out" juvenile Dunnock (Prunella modularis) in a European Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) tree, at Grimbister, #Orkney. For today's #BirdOfTheDay main theme of #Woodland. #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Dunnock 🪶🌳26 Aug 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:54smtwvedvmv7jhcdqbv6mvu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mty37n5y2c27https://bsky.app/profile/orknithology.bsky.social/post/3mtogmxadi22b"Spotty Stopover" adult and juvenile Spotted Flycatchers (Muscicapa striata) still present at Grimbister, #Orkney, yesterday afternoon, but no sign of them so far today. #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #BirdOfTheDay #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #BirdOfTheDay #Flycatcher 🪶22 Aug 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:54smtwvedvmv7jhcdqbv6mvu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtogmxadi22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/orknithology.bsky.social/post/3mtm4jxzzz22x"Flat Black Floor Formation" a sunbathing juvenile Blackbird (Turdus merula) at Grimbister, #Orkney. For today's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme of #SunnyDayBirds. #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Blackbird 🪶21 Aug 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:54smtwvedvmv7jhcdqbv6mvu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtm4jxzzz22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/orknithology.bsky.social/post/3mtlfndhots2j"Chaffence" Eurasian Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) in light rain at Grimbister, #Orkney. For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #RainyDayBirds. #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Chaffinch 🪶21 Aug 2026 09:02 +0000at://did:plc:54smtwvedvmv7jhcdqbv6mvu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlfndhots2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/orknithology.bsky.social/post/3mtjrsdnca22x"Look What I Spotted!" adult (R) and juvenile (L) Spotted Flycatchers (Muscicapa striata) at Grimbister, #Orkney, this afternoon. #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #BirdOfTheDay #Flycatcher 🪶20 Aug 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:54smtwvedvmv7jhcdqbv6mvu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjrsdnca22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/orknithology.bsky.social/post/3mthotwuw7c23"🎶 I'm On The Hedge of Glory, And I'm Hangin' On A Moment Of Truth 🎶" juvenile House Sparrow (Passer domisticus) in a Fuchsia hedge at Grimbister, #Orkney. For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BirdInABush. #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirding #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Sparrow #Spuggie19 Aug 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:54smtwvedvmv7jhcdqbv6mvu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthotwuw7c23https://bsky.app/profile/orknithology.bsky.social/post/3mt4idwd6q223"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 🪶15 Aug 2026 10:41 +0000at://did:plc:54smtwvedvmv7jhcdqbv6mvu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4idwd6q223