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Long-finned Pilot Whales x 25 at Mousa Sound. 

 

https://www.nature-shetland.co.uk/latest-sightings.

https://www.fairislebirdobs.co.uk/latest_sightings.html 

 

Claudia & Ashley Banwell with their daughter Alice have been on holiday up here and on on Fair Isle and tonight they very kindly invited me to join them for dinner at The Sumburgh Hotel. It was also Ashley's birthday. Ashley was telling me he had found the Barred Warbler on Fair Isle yesterday. It was so lovely to have a catch up with them again. Ashley spotted Nick Riddiford outside the hotel and brought him to say hello. Nick was telling me how how he knew my father and asked after him, obviously unaware that he had passed. It was great to meet Nick and I couldn't understand how I hadn't met him before, since I have been to Fair Isle a few times. Nick explained he was off island for a time, so maybe that was when I was visting.

 

We sat in the new restaurent extension, which was very nice indeed. It was packed full of diners! The food and service was excellent, especially the Passionfruit Cheesecake! Thank you so much to Claudia and Ashley for inviting me out 😘