Finally managed to get out after lots of bad weather and being ill round Christmas. It was an excellent day on Sunday with lots of sun and a lack of wind
We stopped off at Sumburgh and straight away heard the song of Starlings, Twite, Meadow Pipit, Curlew and Oystercatcher - a good sign of spring
The three Twite sang away unconcerned by my close approach. They were joined by around 20 Starling who started singing immediately, what a tonic
Making my way over the West Voe I saw a small bird on a fence post which turned out to be a male Stonechat then the female jumped up near by. This pair has now been present for a week with the odd bird a bit further north
They constantly dropped down into the dunes picking up insects and looked settle, who knows if they will stay to breed
At Grutness only a few Shag could be seen on the incoming tide
This one surfaced just in front of me as I stood on the pier.
Several Red Throated Divers could be seen but only one showed any sign's of Summer plumage
Also good to see a group of 18 Long Tailed ducks in the bay
West Voe
Gt Northern Diver (2) Eider (6) Long Tailed Duck (66) Common Gull (22) Turnstone (18) Gt BB(2) Rock Pipit (4) Herring Gull (8) LBB (1)
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