Shetland Misfit: Redshank.

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Sunday, 1 June 2014

Waders

A few waders from around the patch this morning -

Lapwing

Oystercatcher

Redshank

Ringed Plover

Tuesday, 5 November 2013

It looks like the autumn is over now (always a sign that there's bugger all on the patch when Purple Sand photos start appearing), around the patch today were 2 Robins, 2 Whooper Swans and 78 Snow Buntings (in 3 flocks heading north).

Purple Sandpipers

Redshank

Whooper Swans

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 !

Thursday, 6 January 2011

The Meaning of Life, the Universe and Everything....

...or 42 - that's what the patch year-list has now crept up to. With Toab, Quendale, Garth's Ness and Fitful all getting snow today, Scatness remained pretty much snow free until after dark. This worked out quite well for the year-list, with the field in front of the house being pretty busy all day, with 27 Fieldfare, 4 Golden Plover, 20 Lapwing, a Dunlin, 10 Teal, a Merlin and a Black-tailed Godwit (with one and a half legs!)

Redshank.

Fitful Head and Garth's Ness - snowed in....

....Scatness - clear.

Friday, 25 June 2010

Happy House.

Another futile walk around the patch, on the strength of a Red-backed Shrike at Virkie and a Marsh Warbler on Whalsay, there was maybe a chance of getting something half decent - no way Pedro - 2 House Martins and 5 Sanderling was about it ! Seems that Wrens are having a good year, with at least 3 broods now wandering around Scatness (though numbers may decline rapidly if they discover my moth trap !)

House Martins.

Redshank.

Wren.

Tuesday, 8 June 2010

It's all over now, baby blue.

It looks like it's all over for this spring, a couple of hours on the patch and nothing ! Looks like it's going to be a couple of months relying on the moth trap to produce something good, and as the garden has already had 2 first for Shetland (Reed Dagger and Dark Spectacle) and several seconds and thirds, it may just keep some kind of interest going until the autumn (which is only about 10 weeks away !). Until then I think I'll just enjoy the good weather, as long as it lasts, and get a few shots of common stuff at Scatness.

Lapwing.

Redshank.

Wren.

Tuesday, 18 August 2009

Ruff.

A walk around Scatness in the morning, before the wind got up (forecast strong SE with rain, afternoon and overnight) - 16 Dunlin, mostly on the bathing pool and the Loch, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank (flying towards Grutness), 8 Knot, 3 Sanderling and a Ruff. 45+ Wheatears around the headland.

Dunlin.

Kittiwake.

Ruff.

Redshank. (being 'arty' & reflective)

Turnstones.

Monday, 3 August 2009

The Bathing Pool.

A good few hours spent on the banks of the bathing pool at Scatness, 3 splendid summer plumaged Knot (yesterdays flock seems to have moved on), 6 Dunlin and a couple of Turnstone. Lots of Oystercatchers and Arctic Terns still using the pool.

Arctic Terns.

Dunlin.

Knot.

Oystercatcher.

Redshanks.

Pretty obvious why it's called the bathing pool.....

Arctic Tern.

Dunlin.

Oystercatcher.

Redshank.

Turnstone.

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 !!!!