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.