Shetland Misfit

Sunday, 17 August 2008

August 17th 2008

2 Grey Heron, 9 Sanderling, 12 Dunlin, 6 Swallow, 2 Ruff, 1 Willow Warbler and an Icterine Warbler at Scatness.

20+ Bonxies in Quendale Bay.

Bonxie & Grey Herons.

Saturday, 16 August 2008

August 16th 2008

11 Ruff flew south over the house, 2 Willow Warblers in the garden and a Turtle Dove at Old Scatness - at last some migrants.

Common Rustic in the moth trap last night.

Friday, 15 August 2008

August 15th 2008

3 Knot on Pool of Virkie, 4 Swallows around the house.

Sunday, 10 August 2008

August 9th 2008. Two-barred Crossbills.

Spent the morning at Sumburgh Head looking for the Two-barred Crossbills (the flock had steadily been rising all week - from 6 upwards), after looking around the lighthouse and the car park areas, found the flock (now 18, inc 2 males !!) around the walls in the Parks, sheltering from the wind, with 9 Common Crossbill. Also, Melodious Warbler in the roses at the Lighthouse.

male Two-barred Crossbill.

Melodious Warbler & Fulmar.

Friday, 8 August 2008

August 7th 2008

2 Common Crossbill in the garden at about 7am.

Thursday, 7 August 2008

August 6th 2008. Snout.

3 Knot, 1 Ruff, 4 Sanderling, 17 Dunlin and 2 Crossbills at Scatness.

Snout (4th record for Shetland) in the moth trap last night.

Wednesday, 6 August 2008

August 5th 2008. Swift.

Spent most of the afternoon at Sumburgh Head watching a pale juvenile Swift, initially thought to be a juvenile Pallid Swift.

juvenile Swift

Tuesday, 5 August 2008

August 4th 2008. Straw Dots.

2 Straw Dots and a Nutmeg in the moth trap last night.

Sunday, 3 August 2008

August 3rd 2008. Waders.

Lots of waders on Sanblister Beach, Scatness including 3 Ruff, 12 Knot and 3 Sanderling.

Saltern Ear in moth trap last night.

Knots & Common Gull.

Turnstone.

Ruff.

Saltern Ear.

Saturday, 2 August 2008

August 2nd 2008

A Large Ear and a Gold Spot in the trap last night.

Green Sandpiper over the house (house tick - 157).

Gold Spot.

Large Ear.

Friday, 1 August 2008

August 1st 2008. Lime Speck Pugs.

2 Lime Speck Pugs (approx 6th & 7th Shetland records) and Bedstraw Hawkmoth in the trap last night.

Lime Speck Pugs & Bedstraw Hawkmoth.

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 !!!!