Birsay 1 – View looking northwest towards the tidal island of Brough of Birsay in Orkney from the mainland.
Birsay 2 – View looking southeast to Point of Snusan at Birsay.
Birsay 3 – Looking southeast at Birsay in Orkney, showing layers of Upper Stromness Flagstone extending from the cliffs across the shore.
Birsay 4 – Seaweed-covered slipway at Birsay Bay.
Birsay 5 – Seaweed-covered slipway at Birsay.
Birsay 6 – Water-worn rock layers of Upper Stromness Flagstone from the Devonian Period on the shore at Birsay.
Birsay 7 – Jagged rock layers of Upper Stromness Flagstone from the Devonian Period on the shore at Birsay.
Birsay 8 – Dead bird (young gull?) on the beach at Birsay.
Birsay 9 – Patches of sand on the seashore at Birsay are composed mainly of shell fragments.
Birsay 10 – Shell sand at Birsay.
Birsay 11 – Coarse shell sand with small rock fragments on the shore at Birsay.
A dull day for photography. Overcast with strong wind and some rain later. Apparently normal for Orkney in June. Visitors to Birsay on the northwest corner of West Mainland in Orkney are usually on their way to the tidal island Brough of Birsay with its archaeological remains and birdlife or the Earl’s Palace. Pausing for a while to look around on the shore and causeway beforehand is well worth the time.
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