Shetland Misfit: Pied Wagtail

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Monday, 11 April 2016

Black Red

Three year ticks on the patch today - Wheatear, Pied Wagtail and Black Redstart. Still quite a few birds kicking about, today's totals are - 3 Goldcrests, 4 Chiffchaff, 5 Brambling, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Linnet, 1 Robin, 4 Pied Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Wheatear and 1 Black Redstart.

Black Redstart

Brambling

Chiffchaff

Chaffinch

Goldcrest

Pied Wagtails

Sumburgh Head from Scatness

Saturday, 2 October 2010

Aftermath.

In the aftermath of last nights storm, Scatness seems to have survived quite well, the thistles and docks are still standing (but now at 45 degrees), the trees still have plenty of leaves and the one iris bed is still standing tall. Bird wise - well it's better than yesterday anyway, 23 Song Thrushes were kicking about, 11 Goldcrests, a Whinchat, a Redwing, 2 Blackcaps, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 2 Garden Warblers, 3 Brambling (on the beach !), 13 Lapland Buntings, 90 Twite, 1 Robin, 2 Siskin, a Black Redstart and a Greenshank.
'Miguel Sanchez', the mad Sparrow is still in the garden.

Siskins.

Garden Warbler.

Goldcrest (on the cliffs).

Pied Wagtail.

Mad Sparrow.

Tuesday, 7 September 2010

Overdue.

A pretty decent day on the patch, which started wit a long overdue Redstart (none in the spring !) in the garden and a fly over Greenshank. Elsewhere at Scatness there were 2 Blackcaps, a Willow Warbler, a Garden Warbler, 9 'alba' Wagtails, 3 Arctic Terns, 2 Whimbrel and 3 Ruff.
The Little Stint on Scord Beach was well and truly murdered as it showed down to 6 feet (eventually).
Still a bit tough going, with the south easterly touching force 7 this afternoon ! A bit of the wet stuff forecast for tonight, so hopefully the patch should be swamped with migrants in the morning, but as this is Scatness, it probably won't be !

Redstart.

Spotted Flycatcher.

Garden Warbler.

Pied Wagtail.

Ruff.

Little Stint overkill !

Dunlin.

Friday, 16 July 2010

The Only One

The unidentified moth from the night of the 12th (here) has now been identified as a Brown Rustic - the first and only record for Shetland ! Other than that stunning news, the only other things of note were a couple of Diamond Backs in the trap (proving that the southerly winds are having some effect), a newly fledged Pied Wagtail in the garden and a fly-over Bar-tailed Godwit.

Pied Wagtail.

Diamond Back.

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 !!!!