Wildlife of Orkney's Coasts and Seas

The Wildlife of Orkney's Coasts and Seas takes us on a unique and colourful safari. It begins by exploring Orkney's windswept cliffs, where the land begins to fall away, and ends on the sea-horizon. Our travel takes us across rocky, muddy and sandy shores, through rock pools, salt marshes, saline lagoons and estuaries. We visit the undersea world of kelp forests, reefs, seagrass meadows and sediments. Lastly we tour the horizon's open water, home to migrant cetaceans, pelagic seabirds and fish.
Compiled by the authors over 8 years, over 500 species are painted and described.