Arctic Terns doing well

 Good to see the Arctic Terns doing well and so far not too affected by bird flu. The flu has affected both Skuas and very few have been seen around the colony at Grutness so this will have helped 

Lots of terns bringing in Sandeels and sillocks to the hungry young

Some times the fish were just too big for the young and the adult carried it away and ate the fish

Gull at Grutness

A Shelduck visited Grutness

Around 100 Gulls in the voe, mainly Kittiwake and common Gulls

I have found over 14 dead seabirds, these may have died as a result of bird flu which is affecting lots of birds in Shetland

A couple of Gt Northern Divers 

Common gull numbers building at Grutness, they nest between the Arctic Terns