A Peedie Bit O' Orkney...

A couple of the many species of breeding and visiting birds of Orkney tonight...

Firstly, a very rare bird - almost extinct in Scotland, save parts of Orkney, the Western Isles and Inner Hebrides - the Corncrake (known by its "crake, crake" call)...

A very shy bird, that likes to hide and nest in long grass, and has been almost wiped out by modern farming... but is slowly regaining in numbers, it would appear...

This story's from a few years ago, but we can only hope the numbers continue to increase: BBC Scotland: Corncrakes Return?

Then, the colourful and clown-like Puffin or "Tammie Norrie", which will be breeding on clifftops in various parts of Orkney right around now.

Birsay is a good place to spot either of these birds, but you're more likely to spot a Puffin than the elusive Corncrake!