White Beaked dolphin - Mousa

 

Shetland divers

Whooper swan with young at Spiggie, we normally have more Whoopers breeding than Mute swans

                                                                 Sanderling on the move

                                                                       Red Throated Divers

 

Shetland local Otter

Always good to see our local Otters, this one seems to have been in a fight

It didn't stop the Otters catching two crabs and then bring them ashore to finish them off

Shetland has the highest density of Otters in Europe and they are active both day and night

Best to see 2 hours either side of high tide

 

Common seals in seaweed

 With all the recent storms it has been no surprise that a tremendous amount of seaweed has been thrown up on the beach and beyond

Down at Sandsaye it was around 4 or 5 times normal and thrown high up from the ebbtide.

I was photographing waders when i noticed a mother and pup common seal high up on a pile of seaweed

Neither looked concerned as i approached slowly and at a distance. They turned a few times but stayed put

Common seal pup are born around June and this looked small

Sandsaye is always a good place for both Common and Grey seals