Shetland Misfit: Greenshank

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Thursday, 19 May 2016

3G

Green Sandpiper, Garganey and Greenshank on the patch today, as well as a Wood Sandpiper.

Garganey

Greenshank

Sunday, 5 August 2012

Being as waders seem to be pouring through all over, went around the patch looking for Ruff, managed to find 2 on the rocks near Moast Beach and also 5 Greenshank. Other waders of note were 11 Sanderling and 7 Knot.

Greenshank

Ruff, Knot, Turnstone and Dunlin

Friday, 20 August 2010

Bein' Green.

Still not a lot happening (surprise, surprise !), a Greenshank on the patch was a year tick (heard one three times in the spring, but couldn't get on to it), a Snout in the moth trap this morning was not only dead, but missing most of it's 'snout' and most of the wing markings !

Greenshank.

Dead Snout.

Saturday, 15 August 2009

Scatness.

After last night's easterly wind and rain, I was hoping for a garden full of Warblers this morning - not a chance ! However, whilst emptying the moth trap (mainly of wet egg cartons), a Green Sandpiper flew over the house bringing the garden year-list up to 112. Down at the end of Scatness , a Ruff and a Greenshank were on the Loch & 10 Knot and 14 Dunlin were on the bathing pool.

Dunlin.

Knot.

Ruff.

Greenshank.

Rock Pipit.

And a few 'satanic' looking birds in the garden.

Tuesday, 19 May 2009

Double Dip !

After having only brief flight views of the Laughing Gull yesterday, went back to Boddam at 8 am - no sign, only things of note were 4 Linnets and a Rat ! Tried again around lunchtime - still no sign.
Early evening went to Scousburgh for an Eastern Sub-alp that had just been trapped and ringed - no sign. Tried again for the Laugher - never going to Boddam again !!!
Greenshank on the Pool of Virkie was best bird of the day. Still some migrants in the Garden - 2 Willow Warbler, a Spotted Flycatcher, a Garden Warbler and a Whitethroat.

Brown Rat.

Greenshank.

Linnet.

Spotted Flycatcher.

About Me

Sometimes I try to do things but it just doesn't work out the way I want it to, and I get real frustrated and then like I try hard to do it, and I like, take my time but it just doesn't work out the way I want it to. It's like, I concentrate on it real hard, but it just doesn't work out. And everything I do and everything I try, it never turns out. It's like, I need time to figure these things out, but there's always someone there going “hey Steve, you know we've been noticing you've been having a lot of problems lately, you know? You need to maybe get away. And like, maybe you should talk about it, you'll feel a lot better.” And I'm all like “oh, nah, it's ok, you know. I'll figure it out. Just leave me alone, I'll figure it out, you know? I'm just working on it by myself.” And they go “well, you know, if you wanna talk about it, I'll be here, you know? And you'll probably feel a lot better if you talk about it. So why don't you talk about it?” I go “no, I don't want to! I'm ok. I'll figure it out myself!” But they just keep bugging me, they just keep bugging me, and it builds up inside.I was in my house and I was just like staring at the walls thinking about everything, but then again I was thinking about nothing. And then my wife came in, and I didn't even know she was there. She called my name and I didn't hear her and then she started screaming “Steve, Steve !” And I go “what ? What's the matter ?” She goes “what's the matter with you?” I go “there's nothing wrong” She’s all “don't tell me that ! You're on drugs !” I go “FFS, I'm not on drugs. I'm ok, I'm just thinking, you know? Why don't you get me a Pepsi?” She goes “No! You're on drugs!” I go “I'm ok. I'm just thinking.” She goes “No! You're not thinking, you're on drugs! Normal people don't be acting that way!” I go “just get me a Pepsi ! Please, all I want is a Pepsi !” And she wouldn't give it to me! All I wanted was a Pepsi, just one Pepsi, and she wouldn't give it to me! Just a Pepsi !I'm sitting in my house, when a couple of my mates came in. they pulled up a chair and they sat down. They go “Steve, we need to talk to you.” And I go “ok, what's the matter?” They go “we've noticed that lately you've been having a lot of problems, and you've been going off on one for no reason, and we're afraid you're going to hurt somebody, and we're afraid you're going to hurt yourself. So we decided that it would be in your best interest if we put you somewhere where you could get the help that you need.” And I go “wait, what are you talking about, WE decided ? MY best interests ? How do you know what MY best interest is ? How can you say what MY best interest is ? What are you trying to say? I'm crazy ? They say they're gonna fix my brain. Alleviate my suffering and my pain. But by the time they fix my head, Mentally I'll be dead. They stuck me in an institution, said it was the only solution, to give me the needed professional help, to protect me from the enemy, myself !
Doesn't matter, I'll probably get hit by a car anyways !!!!