Shetland Misfit

Tuesday, 15 April 2008

April 15th 2008

3 Chaffinch, 1 Willow Warbler (1st of the spring), 1 Chiffchaff in garden.

Monday, 14 April 2008

April 14th 2008

2 Chaffinches in the garden, 40+ Common Gulls on West Voe Beach.

Friday, 11 April 2008

April 11th 2008.

The first Wheatear of the spring at Scatness + Whooper Swan. 1 Chaffinch, 1 Chiffchaff in garden.

Wednesday, 9 April 2008

April 9th 2008

The first Chiffchaff of the year was in the garden, Mallard x Pintail hybrid still at Scatness, 20+ Purple Sandpiper on Moast Beach.

Sunday, 6 April 2008

Friday, 4 April 2008

April 4th 2008

2 Siskins in the garden, male Snow Bunting on West Voe beach.

Wednesday, 2 April 2008

April 2nd 2008

1 Robin, 1 Siskin in garden, Pied Wagtail on West Voe beach, Mallard x Pintail hybrid still at Scatness.

Tuesday, 1 April 2008

April 1st 2008

A single Goldcrest in the garden, 5 Fieldfares at Scatness.

Monday, 31 March 2008

March 13th - 31st 2008. Back Home.

Not many birds about on Shetland.

Highlights - 20-30 Greylag in front of the house on most days, 13 Snow Bunting flew north over the garden on the 23rd, 25-30 Goldeneye, 10+ Long-tailed Duck in West Voe towards the end of the month, a few Great Northern Divers in Quendale Bay throughout, a male Mallard x Pintail hybrid at Scatness on the 27th and a Robin in the garden on the 31st.

Saturday, 15 March 2008

March 12th 2008

Train from Warrington to Aberdeen (8 hours) then ferry to Lerwick (12 Hours).

Thursday, 13 March 2008

India Birds. Amur Wagtail to Black-headed Cuckoo-shrike.

Amur Wagtail - Utter Ranchal, Feb 2008.

Asian Open-billed Stork - Goa, March 2008.

Asian Open-billed Stork - Goa, March 2008.

Asian Barred Owlet - Utter Ranchal, Feb 2008.

Asian Fairy Bluebird - Goa, Nov 2007.

Asian Koel (female) - Goa, Nov 2007.

Asian Pied Starling - Utter Ranchal, March 2008.

Barn Owl - Goa, Nov 2007.

Barn Owl - Goa, March 2008.

Bar-tailed Treecreeper - Utter Ranchal, Feb 2008.

Bay-backed Shrike - Goa, March 2008.

Besra - Goa, Nov 2007.

Black Eagle - Goa, March 2007.

Black Francolin - Utter Ranchal, Feb 2008.

Black/Black-eared Kite - Goa, March 2008.

Black/Black-eared Kite - Goa, Nov 2007.

Black/Black-eared Kite - Goa, March 2008.

Black-headed Jay - Utter Ranchal, Feb 2008.

Black-capped Kingfisher - Goa, March 2007.

Black-headed Ibis - Goa, March 2007.

Black-headed Cuckoo-shrike (female) - Goa, March 2008.

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 !!!!