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]

The Orcades Model Club Show takes place every two years. Model enthusiasts and collectors gather from all over #Orkney and from further afield to exhibit their collections. The show raises money for local charities.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHCa...

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

"🎵 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 🪶

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

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 remains of the intriguing circular church at Orphir on Orkney's West Mainland. The church of St Nicholas was built in about 1123 and is thought to have been modelled on the rotunda of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #Orkney

Burroughston Broch #Shapinsay
#IronAge #Orkney
A fascinating Island

Look north... it's almost time🎶 #Orkney #Scotland kerrydexter.substack.com/p/sunday-ses...

The Ness of Brodgar dig ended in 2024.

The archaeology didn't.

20 years of excavation produced 170,000+ animal-bone fragments. Now science is revealing new details of life in Neolithic Orkney.

Sometimes the biggest discoveries happen after the trench closes.

#BookSky
#Orkney
#Archaeology

SUMBURGH LSI AVIATION NEWS :
'New airline confirms interest in serving Shetland routes - offering competition to Loganair and potential for cheaper fares.'
#Shetland
#Orkney
#WesternIsles
#Scotland
shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/loganai...

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