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Wednesday wildlife – Stenness birds

Wednesday, October 11, 2023 (7:56 AM)

Redshank reflection.  (📷 Nick Card)
Goldfinch flock.  (📷 Nick Card)
Flight of knots by early morning light.  (📷 Nick Card)
Knots by the lochside.  (📷 Nick Card)
Young pheasant with most of its adult plumage.  (📷 Nick Card)

This week’s photographs from site director Nick Card.

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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.

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