Day 66 - Papa Westray to Pierowall.




No photos of South Wick bay at Papa Westray but it was full of great Skuas bothering the gannets.
Nomad in Pierowall harbour.
Stone slab roofing. Pierowall.

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  1. CarmelJuly 15, 2021 at 10:48 AM

    Are you sure you're up in the Orkneys?..... They're a couple of very Un-Presbyterian names?!

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    1. MaryJuly 16, 2021 at 8:15 AM

      My favourite is Twatt... (although I would not like to say that is where I am from.)

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    2. BrendanJuly 16, 2021 at 11:16 AM

      You beat me to it Mary.

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  2. MaryJuly 15, 2021 at 6:47 PM

    Since I wasn´t sure what a great skua was, here is a description thanks to the RSPB website:
    "The great skua is an aggressive pirate of the seas, deliberately harassing birds as large as gannets to steal a free meal. It also readily kills and eats smaller birds such as puffins. Great skuas show little fear of humans - anybody getting close to the nest will be repeatedly dive-bombed by the angry adult. These birds migrate to the northernmost isles of the UK from their wintering grounds off the coasts of Spain and Africa. At a distance they look stout and dark and show white wing flashes in flight."
    They sound pretty horrid.

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