Went birding straight after work around Lerwick. At West Hall, off Sea Road (Tescos) I checked out the horse paddocks, but only found one Woodpigeon, a few Blackbirds and two cute rabbits sitting in the garden amongst the Daffodils. Walked along the sycamore track that leads to Seafield Park – only birds found were Starlings, House Sparrows and Oystercatchers. Lots of Turnstones feeding amongst the rocks along the sea wall. At Pullar's Loch there was one Tufted Duck and more Turnstones feeding.
Nipped to Tescos to get some cash out and ended up buying a Bougainvillea plant in the outside stands by the cash machine. I think its highly unlikely this will survive here, but I decided to take the risk as I have always wanted one of these.
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out Helendale Drive and area, hoping to see this morning's male Pied
Flycatcher – no chance. Saw very little, but huge number of Hooded Crows
in a large mature garden with very tall pine trees. Along Clickimin
Loch I had my first Spring Willow Warbler singing and seen, a female
Blackcap, a female Chaffinch and a female Brambling. Its a long time
since I have walked here and there were far more dogs off leads than I
usually see. I was horrified to find for the first time a green bag of
dog crap hanging in the one of the bushes – never seen this in Shetland,
I thought I had left all that behind in Norfolk! It will be very depressing, if that trend catches on here, it surely must be somebody moved up from the south, no way can this be a 'local' person.
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Please put your Bougainvillea indoors for the moment, I'd say it's too cold for one to go outside even down here right now. I had one that survived the summer months in a sheltered spot in our garden but unfortunately winter finished it off, it's the cold and wet that they don't like, not to mention the wind! If you have a sunny windowsill indoors that would be ideal. Good luck!
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