Three Holmie Puffins from today's Papay Tour. In flight, among the Sea pink and just out of the burrow.. #Papay #Orkney

A vigilant Whaap at Sunnybraes this morning. An early bird for the early birds. #Papay #curlew #Orkney

Yesterday. The yellow fields of Nouster, with a view to the Holm of Papay. Today the haar. #Papay #Orkney #haar #islandcolours

Patterns in the islandscape. Downtown Papay and the evolution of silage cutting.

Spirit clouds on the island of the dead. Holm of Papay South - chambered cairn. Part of the Papay tour today. #Papay #Orkney #islandhopping #neolithic #archaeology

Tystie with lichen and red feet... #Papay #auks #orkney

Are you not entertained? Scenes on the Papay Tour this morning at the Quarry on the East Craig. #Papay #Orkney #puffins

Midnight at Midhouse. On the longest day. Shortest. Night. Solstice. Moon.

Modelling the new Aak spectacles collection.. guaranteed to make any black and white bird look cleverer. #Papay #bridledguillemot #auks #Orkney

Coulter Neb on Fowl Craig this afternoon. Of the four we have. Another Great auk? #Papay #Razorbill #Orkney

11pm on the Holm of Papay, with just the Pickies for company. Sea aurora. #Orkney #holmofpapay #Papay #arcticterns

All the world. Left on a ledge. #Papay #abandonment #Orkney #aaks #guillemot

Any bird with Sea pink.. 2

Flag iris and Marsh orchids at North Vio. The island is in full bloom. Papay, Orkney, Island of flowers.

Any bird with Sea pink.. Wheatear at the Old Quarry, Papay.

The summer palette of Papay. Mallimack and Sea pink. East Craig Quarry this morning. #Papay #fulmars #islandsummer #orkney #seapink

The time of year for perching on a stab. A Whaap watchful of young, from a high viewpoint. Along the Sandy road this morning. #Papay #Curlew #Orkney

Incoming. Rain and Puffins. The Holm of Papay gang yesterday.

Puffin in the man-made Auk heaven which is the old quarry on the East Craig today. #Papay #Puffin #Orkney #rockhopper

Fratercula arctica and Armeria maritima. A match made in Papay. Puffin and Sea pink. Nice to spend sometime among the colours of summer with the Papay Tour guests yesterday. #Papay #Orkney #puffin #seapink #thrift

Blue skies and island sized clouds, the perfect Papay day. From the Old pier to the Holm of Papay

A sunset reverse. Mirrored. #Papay last night.

Black-headed gulls demonstrating the vanishing point. Along the East Road this morning. #Papay #Orkney #birdsasartists

Curlew sandpiper at Weelies Taing last night. Late light for birds. #Orkney #Papay

A grand tour of Papay yesterday, including a circumnavigation of the Holm of Papay. Tammie Norries, Scootie Allans, Heath-spotted orchids and lots of geos...

Bring me the head of an Auk. They said. A great auk, but not a Great auk. A #Papay #puffin on today's tour. #Orkney #greatauk

Dunters with Dunterlings in the Northern Caribbean.

Four highlights of today's Papay Tour. Dandelion clocks in the haar. Painted lady on migration, with Birds-Foot Trefoil. Puffin. Tystie gate keeper.

On arrival to the Holm of Papay. With two #neolithic burial cairns, a true remote island experience. We do daily trips to the Holm in The Dunter our fully insured boat, provided by the Papay Trust. Bookings taken through all the usual outlets, £30 per person, only return tickets available!!

Sedge warbler. Heart out. #Papay #Orkney

Papay's treasures, all in one day. Groatie buckies. Primula scotica. Tysties. And our brothers of the Arctic. #islandtours #Papay #Orkney

All the world. In the egg of an Aak. #Papay #guillemot #Orkney #lichen

The starry seas bring the Puffins. A welcome relief to see a bit more activity on the East Craig this morning. Great views for the Papay Tour group. #Orkney #Puffins #Papay #savetheaaks

All the way from Antarctica. All wing. Pickie at the New Pier.

Walking the plank - Papay style. A nice evening for a trip to the Holm of Papay

For the early birds. With just a feather in the sky.

A fancy Dunlin on Mull Head this evening. #Papay #waders #Orkney #Dunlin

For #TombTuesday The Holm of Papay - South Cairn. Carving searching.

After an unrelenting grey day yesterday. 10.30pm. Sunset with stonecrusher and Watch hut. #papay #orkney

Found and lost. Lost and Found. Great black backed gull Solan goose In that order

For the early birds. On islands.

My first ever Bee-eater, in the gathering gloom at The Green and then Turnstones with sunset last night. A sparkling bird. #Papay #Orkney #beeeater #rarebirds

Puffins on Papay are becoming a bit of a rarity. One a day at the moment, maybe the Winter has taken its toll. Guillemots are very few and far between and no egg laying going on.. We need more fish in the sea.. #Papay #puffins #orkney #saveourseas

The new terminal at Papay International airport is now up and running…

Spring squill, illuminating a drizzly day on the North Hill today. #Papay #Orkney

I have seen things you wouldn't believe. Like Aaks in the rain

Great to catch up with the Rustic bunting at Cott this evening, in the last bit of light. #Papay #Orkney #birdguides

An evening with the Selkies. Our trips to the Holm of Papay are up and running for the summer.. #Orkney #Papay

If only kings were so adorned. Canute. Knot. At Weelies Taing on yesterday's Papay Tour. #Papay #islandwaders #Orkney

The 1am simmer dim, on exit from the Papay pub..