Today started with a Hen Harrier on the way to Kirkwall and ended with a probable Snipe near the Ring of Brodgar. In between, a trip to Mill Dam, Shapinsay produced records of Tufted Duck, Mallard, Teal, Greylag Goose and Coot all with young, as well as Gadwall, Shoveler and Little Grebe. Back on Mainland, an Arctic Skua put on a fantastic display over the west harbour as it attempted to rob an Arctic Tern of its catch. Later in the afternoon, I headed to Birsay Moor where two Great Skuas and four Ravens were present around Lowrie’s Water together with around 200 Greylag Geese and a single pair of Red-throated Divers. A brief stop near the top of Hillside Road found Bog Asphodel flowering profusely and a single Greater Yellow Bumble Bee flying through. In the evening, our visit to the Ring of Brodgar coincided with a glorious sunset.