Rare Bird Alert News
Red-backed Shrike male near road junction at Setter, north of Sandwick.
Quail singing at Swinister, Sandwick.
Quail still at Ocraquoy.
Wood Sandpiper at Setter Marsh, Loch of Spiggie.
White-billed Diver viewed from Foula mail boat between mainland and Vaila at Burrastow. Quail at Hoswick Burn.
Shorelark briefly at Skaw, Unst.
This is the best run of good weather I can recall since I've been here. My electrician turned up just after 9.30am and put up my ceiling light and wall lights up in the living room and a ceiling light in the dining room – he also made a single socket into a double and then sorted out an unwanted wire in the boiler cupboard. Very luckily I choose well and the lights look absolutely amazing, so pleased. At the same time and without a prior requested telephone call, Streamline turned up to deliver my bookcases, which consisted of 12 boxes of which eight of them weighed extremely heavy and I would not be able to be even begin to lift them. I moved the table and four chairs (that I'm selling) into the kitchen to make room for the bookcases and the very nice delivery driver placed them all in the dining room for me. The driver should have had someone with him in my opinion, the large boxes were a two man job, far too heavy for the even the strongest man.
After everyone had left I felt asleep for a short while, I felt burnt out which is not how you are supposed to feel when you are on annual leave. Tidied up the mess and boxes that the lights came in. Several Red Admirals in the garden. Juvenile House Sparrows, along with their parents are emptying the feeders quicker than I can eat chocolate. Unpacked one bookcase just to check the colour/quality and then drove to the Refuse Tip to drop in loads of cardboard, gardening stuff etc. Spent the evening catching up with Lucy and Vivien, getting washing in off the line and putting more out – shattered.
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