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Wednesday wildlife – a curious owl

Wednesday, May 11, 2022 (8:00 AM)

This week’s photographs from around the Ness of Brodgar from site director Nick Card.

Curious short-eared owl at dawn.
Short-eared owl flyby.
Short-eared owl dropping onto its prey.
Common terns near Brodgar.
Flight of red-breasted mergansers.
Goldfinch.
Squabbling redshanks in aerial combat.
Tight formation flying by a group of greylag geese.

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Please note: The fieldwork element of the Ness of Brodgar project ended in August 2024 and the excavation site is now closed to the public. Our focus is now on post-excavation analysis and publication.

However, we will be back on site for a final, limited period in July 2026.

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