Shetland Misfit: Greylag Goose

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Tuesday, 20 September 2016

Collared

More hard work on the patch, I only managed 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 1 Grey Plover, 14 Golden Plover and a neck-collared Greylag Goose.

Golden Plovers

Neck-collared Greylag

The movements and history of today's collared Greylag Goose -

Loch of Clumlie, south Mainland, Shetland	HU4017	16/07/2011
Setter Marsh, Spiggie	HU3715	20/08/2011
Setter Marsh, Spiggie	HU3715	17/10/2011
Boddam, Mainland	HU3915	17/11/2011
Ringasta, Mainland	HU3714	11/12/2011
Boddam, Mainland	HU3915	29/01/2012
Boddam, Mainland	HU3915	15/02/2012
Boddam, Mainland	HU3915	11/03/2012
Culsetter	HU3715	02/04/2012
Spiggie, Shetland	HU3715	28/08/2012
Spiggie, Shetland	HU3715	30/08/2012
Ringasta, Shetland	HU3714	17/09/2012
Ringasta, Shetland	HU3814	03/10/2012
Spiggie, Shetland	HU3715	07/10/2012
Ringasta, Shetland	HU3814	14/10/2012
Loch of Hillwell	HU3713	19/10/2012
Ringasta, Shetland	HU3814	24/12/2012
Ringasta, Mainland	HU3714	06/01/2013
Boddam, Mainland	HU3915	12/01/2013
Spiggie, Shetland	HU3715	16/03/2013
Setter Marsh, Spiggie	HU3716	30/08/2013
Setter Marsh, Spiggie	HU3716	31/08/2013
Quendale	HU3712	07/10/2013
Spiggie, Shetland	HU3715	01/12/2013
Boddam, Mainland	HU3915	26/01/2014
Loch of Clumlie, south Mainland, Shetland	HU4017	27/09/2015
Loch of Clumlie, south Mainland, Shetland	HU4017	20/12/2015
Loch of Clumlie, south Mainland, Shetland	HU4017	12/03/2016
Loch of Clumlie, south Mainland, Shetland	HU4017	26/03/2016
Loch of Clumlie, south Mainland, Shetland	HU4017	27/08/2016
Old Scatness, Mainland, Shetland	HU3910	20/09/2016

Wednesday, 2 March 2016

Trapped

I've had the camera trap out in a quiet corner of the patch for the last week, nothing unexpected, some results below.

Greylag Goose

Snipe

Teal

Saturday, 16 January 2016

A nice clear and frosty day, and while the sea was relatively calm, I focused mainly on West Voe of Sumburgh and Quendale Bay.
In West Voe - 1 Razorbill, 2 Guillemots, 80 Long-tailed Ducks, 1 Velvet Scoter, 3 Red-breasted Merganser, 9 Goldeneye and, surprisingly, a Whooper Swan.
In Quendale Bay - 21 Great Northern Diver, 1 Black-throated Diver, 6 Red-throated Diver, 12 Long-tailed Ducks and 18 Eider.
I did managed to check the rest of the patch - 3 Whooper Swans, 2 Goldeneye and 2 Tufted Ducks were on Loch of Gards, a Song Thrush was in the gardens at the end of the road, a single Golden Plover was in Wiffy's Fields along with 2 Meadow Pipits (either early birds or wintering) and, finally, around 450 Greylag Geese mainly in the fields between the house and the Loch.

Greylag Geese

Long-tailed Ducks

Shag

Whooper Swans

Tonight's Sunset

Fair Isle from the garden

The Moon - last night and this morning

Saturday, 1 February 2014

Gooses

A bit of a Goose fest in front of the house today, the Taiga Bean Goose was present with the Greylags from first light, then 2 Barnacles joined the flock mid morning. Just need to get any of the White-fronts, Brents or Pinkies to join the flock now.

Bean Goose and Barnacle Geese

Bean Goose with Greylag and Oystercatcher

Greylag Geese

Saturday, 7 December 2013

Out in the Snow

A few pics from the patch today -

Blackbird

Greylags and Curlew

Greylags and Wigeon

Merlin

Skylark

Snipe

Sunday, 10 November 2013

Patch Stuff

A few shots from the patch today -

Greylag Geese

Oystercatcher

Starling

Wigeon

Sunday, 13 November 2011

The Weekend

Friday - A quick dash around the patch in the afternoon, and a year-tick - Pochard on the Loch ! Elsewhere around Scatness 4 Short-eared Owls, 4 Robin, a Grey Plover, a Woodcock, a Greenfinch and the ever present Great Tit.

Greenfinch

Pochard

Saturday - The Great Tit and Greenfinch remain in the garden, plus flyover Peregrine and Merlin

Today - Being as there seems to be Bean Geese everywhere, out on the patch on a goose chase, the only flock at Scatness was a party of 20 Greylags plus 4 White-fronts, a single Pink-footed in front of the house and another 4 flying north, but no Beans ! There was another year-tick on the go though, a Scaup has joined the Pochard on the Loch, a few migrants were notable - 3 Wood Pigeons, 5 Robins and 5 Snow Buntings. Still plenty of Blackbirds and Fieldfare knocking about.

Pink-footed Goose

Scaup (last 2 with Pochard)

Greylags plus 4 White-fronts

Saturday, 9 April 2011

Some Stuff from Friday

Redshank in the low evening sun. Red-breasted Megansers (and local pub) Purple Sandpiper - still over 100 on the patch.

Grelag Geese - 10 or so present all winter, now 30+ on the patch.

Dunnock - a most welcome year-tick, it's not foggy by the way, my kitchen window was covered in sea salt !

Friday, 17 December 2010

Falling Snow.

Back on the patch for a few hours despite the falling snow - the usual drossy stuff being still about, the only highlights being - 2 Jack Snipe, a Golden Plover and 2 Skylarks (scarce on Shetland in winter).

The right (dis)honourable Sir Sparkington de Dawg - not so expert Rabbit chaser !

Skylark.

Curlew.

Greylag Goose.

Golden Plover.

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 !!!!