Monday 30 September 2024
SHETLAND BIRD NEWS & MORE!
Sunday 29 September 2024
SHETLAND BIRD NEWS & MORE!
Saturday 28 September 2024
MEGA: PECHORA PIPIT AT QUENDALE MILL!
SHETLAND BIRD NEWS & MORE!
SHETLAND BIRD NEWS & MORE!
Friday 27 September 2024
SHETLAND BIRD NEWS & MORE!
Thursday 26 September 2024
Wednesday 25 September 2024
SHETLAND BIRD NEWS & MORE!
Walked to the quarry at Quendale and beyond. Best birds in the quarry were a Garden Warbler, 2 Willows Warblers and 2 Blackbirds. Several Meadows Pipits seen, one very smart orangy Wheatear and 4 Swallows. Back at the main copse at Quendale Mill, I watched a Red-breasted Flycatcher, Garden Warbler, male Blackcap, a Wren, a Robin (which I hadn't expected and not seen one since February in my garden) and a Siberian Chiffchaff. Lots of House Sparrows and Starlings by the mill itself.
Drove up the road to overlook Quendale Beach – what a view! Lots of Eider on the sea and 2 Slavonian Grebes, Sanderlings, Turnstones and Oystercatchers on the beach. Had a snooze in the car and then cruised home in beautiful light.
This evening I painted the living door frame a second coat of the pine overlay and the second coat on the bathroom inner frame. Vivid aurora showing on the Shetland webcams, nothing seen from my garden though and too tired to drive out again.
Tuesday 24 September 2024
MEGA! LIFER! PALLAS'S GRASSHOPPER WARBLER!
SHETLAND BIRD NEWS & MORE!
Monday 23 September 2024
SHETLAND BIRD NEWS & MORE!
Sunday 22 September 2024
SHETLAND BIRD NEWS & MORE!
Saturday 21 September 2024
SHETLAND BIRD NEWS & MORE!
Friday 20 September 2024
Busy Day & Being Creative with Moon & Stars!
After having a very long sleep from not feeling well at all, the day improved no end. My last Rointe Belize Radiator arrived at GTS which I collected and unexpectedly my massive flat-packed white bookcases for the office/studio have arrived! They have completely taken over my living room – only place to stack 6 x 8ft boxes, I can only see half of the TV now! 😆 The very nice man who delivered them made the mistake of saying he used to do all the flat-packing for Muddy Bay (shop here) – I took my opportunity to ask if he would be interested in me paying him to help me put these bookcases together, as there is no way I can physically do that one myself, in fact I think it needs three people to be honest – I gave him my number, we'll see what happens.