Mr Piggy Eyes

Not a reference to the fascist cockwomble Mr Trump, but to the 1w Glaucous Gull that is still around Scatness. Cheap bread from Tesco again last night, so another Gull feeding session at Moast Beach, as well as the Glauc, there was a 1w Iceland Gull coming and going, a rather dark 1w Herring Gull (presumably one of the dark things that occur on Iceland) and a 2w Lesser Black-backed - I can't recall ever seeing a second year LBBG on Shetland, I have seen the occasional 1w bird in winter before and 'not quite adult' birds in the summer, so this bird coming in was totally unexpected.

Glaucous Gull

2w Herring Gull

Near adult Herring Gull

Dark 1w Herring Gull

Iceland Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Trickling in

A few migrants are now trickling into the patch - a few Fieldfares are kicking about, Oystercatchers are now up to near the 100 mark, a Moorhen was on the Loch yesterday and 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls were there today. Otherwise the patch is pretty static with 4 Common Scoter and 1 Velvet Scoter still in West Voe being the only thing of note.

Lesser Black-backed Gulls

Oystercatchers

Huge Improvement Alf !

Well not that huge, but two year tick will do fine - Gadwall and Lesser Black-backed Gull, also kicking around was a fine adult Glauc and a Warbler sp flitting around the garden at dusk.

Glaucous Gull.

Lesser Black-backed Gull.

Gadwall.

Baywatch.

The new bench is now in place for Sea-watching over Quendale Bay when the weather is nice (in bad weather, I'll do it from the living room !) - during a quick sea-watch had 1 Bonxie and 4 Lesser Blacks. Chiffchaff and Goldcrest still in the Garden.


New Bench.

Lesser Black-backed Gulls.

Bonxie.