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Wednesday wildlife – Brodgar birds

Wednesday, March 29, 2023 (8:35 AM)

This week’s selection of photographs from site director Nick Card.

A host of oystercatchers.

Cormorant takes flight.

Flyby of two oystercatchers.

Small flock of ringed plovers in the early morning sunlight.

Something caught this heron’s eye.

Two male swans having a ‘dance-off’ to establish their territories.

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