Hi, I'm sorry but I was only visiting Hirta that day and the four T.pankhurstianum I found were all still in flower. With luck I'll be visiting again next year, and can keep your request in mind

I guess contamination would be the most likely explanation but it's slightly odd that the wingtip webs are still pearly white.

Yea it was awesome! Ashore there twice in a week! Lots of photos

It's a life or death struggle here to enjoy our Hieracium; like these perilously exposed orcadense.

It's a Tusk Shell getoutmore.uk/shells/tusks...

Perhaps not indeed, a suggestion supported by the lack of marine growth attached

The colour, straightness and uniformity of it all point to a conifer species, I'd suspect one of the Pines.

It slightly pains me to say it but Shetland is the place for otter photography. It's down to a fine art up there, and maximum respect for the animals and their environment

Sorry, not sure about which species

Well done you! A just reward for your courage. Don't think I'd have been as bold (because Spiders 😨). Night walks here, on a bonny 'big sky' night, are fabulous; coos and otters for company!

These are salps; relatives of sea squirts that live in the open oceans filter feeding.

your dark Common Eider is a juvenile male

These are 'kick ups' from a vintage bottle, usually champagne or wine. Here's a link that explains it a bit more www.seaglassjournal.com/seaglassofth...

Ah yes, Freshwater West is very well known as a great catchment for stuff out of the Celtic Sea and beyond. East is maybe just a bit too much round the corner, but you might still get some oceanic stuff if the wind direction is just right. Ask anytime if you find anything unknown