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..

A geocentric Tystie. The sea revolves around the bird. Black guillemot - Cepphus grylle New pier - #Papay

The Tysties have felt the magnetic pull of the land. Littering the shore in a black and white way. #Papay #blackguillemots #tysties #orkney #greataaks

W W W dot. Wheatear - female Wheatear - male White wagtail - female North wick this afternoon, all the birds online.

White sands and white bones. On the jawbone of a Selkie. #Papay #Orkney

A fine blue sky day on Papay yesterday, perfect for a leisurely tour of the island. #Papay #Orkney

An early bird catches the early bird. A 6am glass sea Dunter off the New pier today. #Eider #Papay #seaducks #Orkney

The King of the birds. Lichen throne. Wren in the walled garden at Holland Farm this morning. #Papay #wren #lichen #orkney

For #SuperSeabirdSunday None more super, a great aak. #Papay

Four highlights of today's Papay tour. the first Puffins up on Fowl Craig. Primula scotica, a passage Knot and the Aaks in familiar pose at Open Doors.

In the land of the giants.... The Primula scotica in all its glory On the Papay Tour today. #Papay #Orkney #islandtours #primulascotica #scottishprimrose

Weelies Taing. Tidal pool, site of a Norse pier and medieval stone fish traps. A harbour. #Papay #Orkney #birdseyeview #islands

Guillemot. Paintpots. The Aaks are back. #Papay #Orkney #aaks

The horse mill, mill tramp or tramp mill, whichever way you look at it, the best roof in Papay, inside and out. Holland farm on today's Papay Tour.

For the early birds. Take a bow.

Solan goose. In. Golden light. In flight. Yesterday evenings flyby at Mary's geo, as the last light left. Northern gannet. #Papay #Gannet #goldenflight #Orkney #solangoose

The steamer in Spring. The island is replenished. #Papay

Feather mark. Mark feather. Book feather. Feather book. White-tailed eagle feather found. This morning. #Papay #Orkney #islands

A small island planetary alignment. #Papay #smallislands #seaplanets #Orkney #urchins

Flat calm morning with the Dunters and the Selkies. The Frankie Howerd impersonation society are just getting warmed up. Old pier, with a view to the Holm this morning. #eider #selkies #papay #orkney

I wil be your eyes. Said the Kraa. But do you want to see. What has become of the birds. Great Auk Memorial - Papay - Today. #Greatauk #Orkney #Papay #extinctionevent

The first Primula scotica are out on the North hill reserve. A gem to find for the Papay Tour group today. #Papay #Primula #scottishprimrose #Orkney

For the early birds. Further West. And down a bit. Baltimore. West Cork. No birds, yet.

The cast for the summer bird ensemble is almost assembled. The first Scootie Allans arrived yesterday, the islands favourite kleptoparasite is back! Arctic skua over South Wick. #Superseabirdsunday

It only feels right that a living bird. Should put the icing on the cake. Of the Great Auk. We approach the first anniversary.

First White-tailed eagle for me this year today. #Papay #eagleday #Orkney

An inkling of Aaks back on the craig, sparkling white after 8 months on the spin cycle, out at sea. #Papay #greataaks #Orkney

When the last of the days light. Catches the Holm. Caught the birds. #Papay #Orkney #holmsweetholm #birdlight #lastlight

For the early birds.

Redwing Rustwing At Clestrain today.

A Selkie doing. What Selkies do. At Katie's Pow today. #Papay #selkie #Orkney

A solar alignment with the extinct. #Papay #sunhalo #Orkney #greatauk

Welcome the Wheatear. The first of the year. Surhoose this morning.

Heading North. Magnetic. Redwing at Whitelums today. #Papay #Orkney #magneticnorth

Barnacle goose. When the bird fits the day. #Papay #Orkney #islandbirds

First swift. First swallow. First cuckoo. You can keep them all. Nothing uplifts the spirit more than the first Bonxie. Over Hinso today. #Papay #firstbirds #Orkney #greatskua #bonxielove

A whistle stop tour of Papay today.. A patient auk. Arrival. Knap of Howar. Island all. #Papay #Orkney

Snowflake or Snow bunting. At Backaskaill this morning. With each day the birds arrive. #Papay #Orkney

A pioneer. Big Pickie (Sandwich tern) First of the year for me. #Papay #Orkney

Raven shapes. #Papay #Ravens #Orkney

The view to the west from Munkerhoose. Aflame. #Papay, this evening. #Orkney

St Tredwell's chapel, the Knap O'Howar and Open Doors.. on a half dry, half wet Papay Tour today.. #Orkney #islandtours #adayoftwohalves

While the other birds are still thinking about it. While some have not even arrived yet. The Ravens are getting on with it. Fingers crossed for seven more to come. #Papay #ravens #orkney