Shetland Misfit: Paddyfield Warbler

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Monday, 21 June 2010

Something Good

After checking every pool, beach and all the wettish bits at Scatness, searching for yesterday's White-rumped Sandpiper, came up with a just few Dunlin and some Sanderling, and amazingly, some migrants - a Swallow over Moast Beach and a Willow Warbler in the garden - although not much, it is an improvement on the past few days.
Then the 'something good' happened - a Paddyfield Warbler at Grutness, the bird showed reasonably well (far too many leaves on the trees at this time of year !) on and off in the Grutness garden, spending much of its time in the small patch of willows.

Paddyfield Warbler.

Dunlin.

Sanderling.

Wednesday, 3 March 2010

11th February 2010 Naliya Grasslands.

Full day around Naliya Grasslands in the western end of Kachchh, with Veer, one of the guides from C.E.D.O. The day started with 16 Demoiselle Cranes and a Short-toed Eagle in a roadside field, after this we went into the grasslands proper, driving along various dirt tracks. Although very windy (by Indian standards anyway, by Shetland standards it was just a gentle breeze !), we did manage to see 5 Montagu's Harriers, 2 Pallid Harriers, 12 Black-shouldered Kites, 3 Short-toed Eagle, a White-eyed Buzzard, 15 Griffon Vultures, 150+ Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse, 5 Indian Bushlarks, 2 Long-billed Pipits, a Yellow-legged Buttonquail and a Stoliczka's Bushchat, missed Great Indian Bustard, but we didn't really put that mush effort in for them as we had already seen them at Nanaj, in Maharashtra in 2007.
In a nearby partially dried up river bed we went looking for Eagle Owl, but due to the wind, there was no sign, however we did get Shaheen, 2 Citrine Wagtails, a Paddyfield Warbler and 3 Bluethroats.

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse.

Demoiselle Cranes.

Grey Francolin.

Indian Bushlark.

Long-billed Pipit.

Short-toed Eagle.

Drinking Larks.

Yellow-wattled Lapwing.

Bluethroat.

Paddyfield Warbler.

Shaheen.

Saturday, 20 September 2008

September 20th 2008. Kingfisher and Paddyfield.

Spent most of the morning at Cunningsburgh, looking for a Kingfisher (about the 18th record for Shetland). After about 3 hours of searching and standing around, the bird finally showed with a brief fly-past. Also in Cunningsburgh - 3 Whinchat, 1 Reed Warbler and a Peregrine.

Went to Virkie late afternoon, where a Paddyfield Warbler was giving 'jigsaw' views in an overgrown burn.

1 Pied Flycatcher, 2 Siskin , 1 Kestrel, 1 Blackcap and a Whinchat in the Garden.

Angle Shades in the Moth Trap last night.

Paddyfield Warbler & Angle Shades.

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 !!!!