LIDDEKER. 1972 March 13 cont. Home G Albert & Sheila Spence - both volunteers, & Sheila is also local contact for Manorial Society. We used their help for processing mice & deep freeze for our samples. We processed 37 that Sam had carried on Saturday at Skelpinsay Island, & another 39 while he carried birds on South Hoy Island. Then we visited with Spence's until about 12:30 & it was about 0100 before we got back to the Hotel. March 14 Went to car hire place to transfer car to Helen & my name. Then to Spence's - Henry for contributing Isle of Man Society & picking up frozen mice. Sam & I drove back to Kirkwall via Tingwall on N coast. He leaves for London in the afternoon. I drove back to the hotel, to pick up Helen, after buying some lunch. We headed for Tingwall to catch a boat for Egilsay Island at 11:30. Boatman is Mr. Marsie Farth. Arr. on Egilsay about 1300 after stopping on way at Rousay & (Wyre. A man with a Landrover picked us up at the pier & (Mr. Cragsit) took us to farm on N. end belonging to Mr. Mainland - where they were threshing stacks of oats ("black oats") & traling the straw. We worked with them until about 1600 & caught 19 Mice - all have white bellies & very silky fur. We also killed 3 Rattus norvegicus which ran out of the stacks. The Mainland's invited us for "tea" & about 1640 drove me