Orkney to join the national electricity grid for the first time via £1bn transmission link

#GoodNews #UK #Orkney

The Ring of Brodgar in Orkney.
#Orkney #Scotland

On my recent trip to Sanday, one of Orkney’s northern isles, I spotted these adorable, grumpy, squelchy, squishy faeries! I just knew I had to sketch a Mossy Saltmarsh Imp - this one squinted at me, gurgled, then vanished along with his friends 💚
#Sanday #Orkney #Faeries

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 #TheHighIsland #LinAnderson #Orkney

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 #TheHighIsland #LinAnderson #Orkney #CrimeFiction

This evening, I am reporting on one constituent of #Orkney's extensive #prehistoric legacy, namely the #Dunstan burial cairn which is situated close to #Stromness on the coast:https://www.nigelsphotoblog.co.uk/2026/09/unstan-chambered-cairn-orkney.html

The late medieval Church of St. Mary on the Island of Rousay in Orkney. Reconstruction mock-up over @kpw1453.bsky.social image. #ChurchOfStMary #Orkney

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 #TheHighIsland #LinAnderson #Orkney #CrimeFiction

"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 🪶

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 #TheHighIsland #LinAnderson #Orkney

An Autumn Hen harrier.

Thermal.

#Papay
#Orkney

Some cool #placenames on the shortlist for naming two new freight ferries to #Orkney and #Shetland www.shetnews.co.uk/2026/09/15/n...

It’s beyond dreich and bucketing it down in #Orkney today! There are floods already, stay safe everyone! Still, I do love Orkney in wintertime 💙🌧️

There's a fair bit of water about. Christie Grahame has sent us in this of the flooding in Muddiesdale, Kirkwall #Orkney @chaosoverlordz.bsky.social

"🎵 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]