NORTH RONALDSAY - 22nd February

An overcast day with a brisk southerly wind; there were few new arrivals noted around the Obs and Brides as totals included 17 Red-throated Divers, 5 Great-northern Divers, 2 new Mute Swans at Brides, the 3 Pink-footed Geese, the drake Green-winged Teal still on Gretchen, 4 Pintail, 8 Shoveler, 12 Long-tailed Ducks, a Merlin, 56 Skylarks, 8 Rock Pipits, the 5 Chaffinches, 60 Twite, 3 Common Redpolls, 35 Snow Buntings and 6 Reed Buntings.

North Ronaldsay Sheep almost getting caught out by the incoming tide after foraging out on the rocks

Pintail