Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Seasonal; any shot from Autumn/fall/whatever season you have now. Birds fall in Autumn. Three of the best - in my island time. Chestnut bunting (topical) Pallas's warbler Varied thrush #Papay #Orkney #birdfall

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Storm Petrel yesterday afternoon from the steps of the Papay pier #BirdingOrkney Had walked right past in and would have been none the wiser, had the skipper not then mentioned the funny bird sitting outside!

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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Black&White; any bird with Black & White plumage. Black and white aaks in a black and white world. An island with too many to choose from. And one less. #Papay #Orkney #auksrus

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Yesterday’s #Wordle: veiðr (sb. f.): 73 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: (I) fishing, hunting, right to catch, fishing right] // (I) fiskeri, jagt, ret til fangst, fiskeret ‘ahann skal heita til sæfara ok til veiþa’ (SnE in GKS 2367 4°) onp.ku.dk/o85339 #OldNorse

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#MedievalSky Here is a thread on Chepstow Castle and its geography that I’ve wanted to do for a while. This is the usual view of the castle shared online and in promotional materials showing a gentle slope up to the impressive 12th-c gatehouse and 13th-c mural Tower. It all looks very accessible. 1/

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