"Tripping The White Fantastic"

Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) at Grimbister, #Orkney yesterday morning.

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BirdsWithBerries.

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"🎵 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]

"🎵 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 🪶

"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 🪶🦉

"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 🪶

If you aren’t able to visit SOC’s HQ to look at/buy a copy of the Orkney Bird Report 2025 (or visiting Orkney to pick up a copy locally), then here’s the full list of contents and email at top of who to contact for sales. #OrkneyBirding

"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 🪶

"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 🪶

"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 🪶

"🎶 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 🪶

"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 🪶

"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 🪶

Orkney Bird Report 2025 also includes an up-to-date Orkney Bird List, listing all 421 species plus subspecies to have been recorded in the county to 31 Dec 2025, with species status and for rarities, the year of last occurrence. #OrkneyBirding 2/2

The Orkney Bird Report 2025 is out!
160pp inc accounts for all species recorded in 2025; accounts of county 2nd Franklin’s Gull and Rose-breasted Grosbeak; articles on phenology and Firecrests; also @northronbirdobs.bsky.social and Meteorological reports. £12. DM me for sales. #OrkneyBirding 1/2

Have you reached out to the birders in the area you’re visiting to be added to their WhatsApp group? If an area has enough birders to make it worthwhile subscribing to a service then they’ll probably have a WhatsApp group. Visitors coming #OrkneyBirding welcome to join our group whilst they’re here.

"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 🪶