Shetland Purple Sandpiper

Purple Sandpiper and one Turntone

                                                              Purple Sandpiper

 

Olympus 150-400mm

With a 4/3 system you get a smaller sensor than a full frame so there are disadvantages and advantages. With the 150-400 mm lens you actual get more reach so the lens works as a 300-800mm lens

But the lens has a built in teleconverter so now it works as a 1000mm lens, coupled with the amazing 8.5 stops of stabilisation you have no problem handholding the set up. Also it is completely sealed

so again no problems using it in rain and extreme conditions. It is also super sharp.

Managed to capture this Shetland Starling with this lens and pro capture, no chance before with the last couple of systems

 It is a pro lens so does cost a bit but i will score it a 9.5/10

Shetland Taiga Bean Geese

 Headed down to Virkie to see whether the Taiga Bean geese were still present. The three birds have been with a flock of Greylag for around ten days but stay separate.

It was not a good day with the gales and rain and when i arrived they were at the very back og the field. i decided to see whether they would be visible from the Virkie road and thankfully they just showed, but distant.

Managed to get a few photos before they headed back out of view. Taiga Been geese are browner and darker than other other grey geese. The yellow orange on the base of the bill usually covers half the bill

They breed from Western Siberia to Scandinavia with small numbers wintering in Scotland and eastern England.  

Shetland Little gull

 A still days for once so down to Sandsayre to check whether the Little Gull was still present.

It soon appeared and landed on the sea close by

I wanted some flight shots but it was overcast so shooting at between ISO8000 and ISO10600

These have cleaned up nicely with DXO 

The Black Redstart was still present but very mobile spending time in the gardens as well as down on the beach

A male Goldeneye came into the Voe and an Otter seen in the surf moving quickly away from me. All these photos were taken on a Olympus OM1-2 and 150-400mm