BLYTH'S REED WARBLER!!!!!! At last a good bird!!!!!!
Just after releasing the bird, three of several happy people!
LEFT TO RIGHT: Jack Ashton-Booth AW, Deryk Shaw, Warden
and Simon Davies, Seabird Officer.
Just after releasing the bird, three of several happy people!
LEFT TO RIGHT: Jack Ashton-Booth AW, Deryk Shaw, Warden
and Simon Davies, Seabird Officer.
Caught by Jack Ashton-Booth in mist net at The Chalet (his garden!)
along with Deryk Shaw.
along with Deryk Shaw.
Spent all morning re-arranging my travel plans for several reasons: the north westerlies were strong enough to stop the Good Shepherd going this morning and the weather is worse for Saturday morning when I should be leaving so decided to go tomorrow (Friday) instead. I am taking the plane (never been on this!) from Fair isle to Tingwall and then changed my ferry to tomorrow night, arriving Aberdeen Saturday morning and then train to King's Lynn arriving 4.20pmish which will now give me Sunday and Monday before work on Tuesday!
After lunch I walked towards observatory. Photographed flowers on route and when I got as far as The Chalet, I noticed Jack was standing there and Deryk was close behind also and cutting a long story short an 'interesting Acro' was caught which turned out to be a Blyth's Reed Warbler - talk about timing it perfectly!!!!! Phoned Josie to bring Inez down to see it, which she did. We could not get hold of Tommy though. Took some pictures of happy staff!!!!
After all this excitement I carried on to observatory. Photographed Twite on the fence wires by obs. Nothing in the obs. garden. Spent the rest of the time photographing a common tern fishing in North Haven, common seals, eider, male and female, black guillemot etc.
Walked back and at The Chalet, Tommy very kindly gave me a lift back as far as The Puffin.
Dinner and then blog + packing!!!!!!
APOLOGIES FOR NOT ADDING PHOTOS WHILST HERE, BUT WILL SORT THROUGH AND POST THEM TO EACH DAY BY END OF NEXT WEEK LATEST!!!!!
After lunch I walked towards observatory. Photographed flowers on route and when I got as far as The Chalet, I noticed Jack was standing there and Deryk was close behind also and cutting a long story short an 'interesting Acro' was caught which turned out to be a Blyth's Reed Warbler - talk about timing it perfectly!!!!! Phoned Josie to bring Inez down to see it, which she did. We could not get hold of Tommy though. Took some pictures of happy staff!!!!
After all this excitement I carried on to observatory. Photographed Twite on the fence wires by obs. Nothing in the obs. garden. Spent the rest of the time photographing a common tern fishing in North Haven, common seals, eider, male and female, black guillemot etc.
Walked back and at The Chalet, Tommy very kindly gave me a lift back as far as The Puffin.
Dinner and then blog + packing!!!!!!
APOLOGIES FOR NOT ADDING PHOTOS WHILST HERE, BUT WILL SORT THROUGH AND POST THEM TO EACH DAY BY END OF NEXT WEEK LATEST!!!!!
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