Starling have done well again this year with lots of flocks of more than 100
They are nearly as noisy as the adult birds
Not quiet as colourful yet
Common Gull feeding on a dead bird. Could this lead to more bird flu. This is a way for it to spread throughout the few terns and gulls that are present this year at Grutness
It would appear that Gannet and Gt Skuas are the main birds to be affected by the bird flu which started among mass produced chickens in China
Great to see lots of young Twite about throughout Shetland, they don't seemed bothered about a close approach, providing you take your time
It will be interested to see what is said about the tern colonies which seem to be well down in numbers
Interestingly, Sandwick terns have been seen in the south mainland several times over the past two weeks. They breed in Orkney, but not yet in Shetland could this be a first.
In the last couple of days a Pacific Swift was seen at Sumburgh Head for a few hours and today a very, very rare Magpie on the west side
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