Local birds

 I am always keen to see what is in the field in front of the house. Today a small flock of 22 Redwing dropped in with three Fieldfare and four Blackbird

These joined two Curlew, six Rock Dove, four Herring Gull, four Hoddie and thirty Starling, that was until a Merlin swooped low over the field , moments later nothing

Up in Unst 3 Glossy Ibis, 2 King Eider while a Bittern was a good find on Whalsay until it died