LIDicker 1972 18 March cont. Waited at the airport until 1715. Luckily two planes arrived, the first left for Glasgow, & the second which we got on, for Aberdeen. The airport at Aberdeen had also been closed for several days & was open only briefly today. Our plane just got in (1805); the London plane has waiting. We transferred quickly & took off ~1825 about 7 schedule & as the fog was getting thicker rapidly. Arrived Heathrow 2035. It was almost 2300 by the time I got home via tube underground. Bird list for Orkney Fulmar - com. Slag - com. Cormorant - few Herring Gull - aland. Common Gull - aland. Bll. - Landed Gull - aland. Gt. Bll - backed Gull - com. Les. Bll. - backed "" - 6 Red-throated Diver - 1 Bllk - the. or Northern Diver - 1 Com. Heron - sev. Europ. Teal - 6 "" Wigeon - many Pintail - few pairs Melland - common Tifford Duck - 10+ Golden eye - com. Long-tailed Duck - com. Com. Scoter - 20+ Wh-winged Scoter - 5+ Common Eider - very com. Red br. Merganser - 20+ Smerw? - 4 Mute Swan - com. Whooper Swan - 20+ Shrike - 3 Curlew - aland. Red shank - com. Peregrine - 1 Kestrel - 6+ Red Grouse - 1 Murhen - 15+ Coast - few Oyster catcher - aland.