SHETLAND BIRD NEWS & MORE!

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Red-flanked Bluetail, Long-eared Owls x 3, Snow Bunting, Mealy Redpoll, Hawfinch, Black Redstart at Fair Isle. Long-eared Owl at Norwick, Unst. Glaucous Gull, Iceland Gull at Mair's Quay, Waxwing at Lerwick. Bittern at Loch of Hillwell. Hawfinch in garden at Mid Yell.

 

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After filling my bird feeders up, it didn't take long for all my birds to return: Rock Dove, Collared Doves, Blackbirds, Robin, House Sparrows 20+ and Starlings 20+. The feeders had been empty since 15th March when I went to Norfolk. I'm hoping for a Hawfinch in the next few days! Beautiful sunny day here and some of my daffodils are out. Planted four Buddleia cuttings that I took from a established Buddleia in Norfolk, that my late mother planted many years ago – fingers crossed that they survive!

Yesterday I received another home warming present from the lovely Lin P. from Norfolk – Lin had made me some beautifully created bunting with a bird themed design and a lovely card – thank you so much Lin, that was a totally unexpected and unique gift, wow!

 

Today an electrician/plumber came and installed my new shower and a local builder started work on my mouldy floor last night and this morning. The mouldy chipboard floor in the second bedroom has been removed and underneath is what apparently could have been bitumin roofing felt on concrete – this was hoovered with an industrial machine and was then bleached to kill all the mould spores on the concrete base with the windows left open. Tomorrow I have to get my humidifier in the room, close the windows and wait for how ever long it takes for the concrete to dry out.