Displaying birds Shetland

Long Tailed Duck look far better in winter plumage, especially the males 

Female LT Ducks

Its time for male dominance and there is a lot of fighting with the raft of females looking on

A couple of Shags having a dispute as well

Purple Sandpipers not just birds of a rocky coast

Oystercatchers are just staring to return to Shetland these two coming in off the sea in the east.

West voe birding, Shetland

Its good to see some Red throated divers in the south mainland, these will soon be back in good numbers ready to breed on the Shetland lochs

Always wanted to photograph a wading bird swimming and this Purple Sandpiper did it several times