A HILLY island off the northeastern coast of Scotland is known for its natural beauty and incredible archaeological ...

More than 99% of birds can fly. But that still leaves many species that evolved to be flightless, including penguins, ...

Rousay lies just a couple of miles from Orkney Mainland and is the fifth largest island in the group ... and fauna — it's a great place for some bird watching and seals can often be spotted ...

Based on Amy Liptrot’s award winning memoir, the film is about a young woman returning to Orkney to deal with her past.

Birding is like a real life Pokemon Go game, where participants walk around spotting and catching new types of species, said first-time bird tour-goer Lauren Bentley of Portland.

A new map of the South Orkney Islands has been released by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) – the first UK published, topographic map of the region in almost 40 years. Created by the Mapping and ...

But the star of Lady Bird, Little Women and Mary Queen of ... a few years before because he had spent a bit of time in the Orkney Islands with his friend. "He had originally gone up there to ...

This is a black petrel, a tākoketai - a seagull-sized bird that only nests in New Zealand. Once found across the North Island and near Nelson, the species has dwindled to a colony of about 5000 ...

Every spring, thousands of water birds flock to more than 300 islands along the coast of Texas to make their nests and raise their young. Some of those islands can host up to 20,000 birds ...

Looking for a cheap alternative to a European cruise? There are ferry rides across Europe that not only take you from A to B, ...

Councillors in Orkney have voted narrowly in favour of a proposed 15% increase in the islands' council tax - after rejecting a suggested rise of 20%. Officials had recommended putting the rate up ...