Shetland Misfit

Saturday, 30 June 2012

June Update

A pretty quiet month bird wise, but Sand Martin and Chaffinch were added to the patch year-list early in the month. 6 Canada Geese flew over the house on the 19th, and an adult Hobby did a quick fly past on the 29th.

Posing Wheatears

Thursday, 31 May 2012

May Update

A bit of an update for May, Common Tern and Arctic Skua added to the year-list on the 5th and Whooper Swan and Swallow on the 7th. A bit of a fall took place on the 8th, with House Martin, male Pied Flycatcher, 2 Whitethroats, male Ring Ouzel, Dunnock, Redstart, Song Thrush, Lapland Bunting, 2 Tree Pipit and Wryneck on the patch, plus a long overdue garden tick - Reed Bunting ! Between the 17th and the months end a few more minor falls took place, Kestrel and Redpoll on the 17th, Crossbill and Common Rosefinch on the 20th, 2 Red-backed Shrikes, Icterine Warbler and Avocet on the 23rd and a Little Egret on the 30th.

Avocet

Common Rosefinch

Common Redpoll

Icterine Warbler

Little Egret

Lesser Whitethroat

Reed Bunting

Red-backed Shrikes

Wednesday, 2 May 2012

Bramblings

Not a lot new, most stuff seems to have cleared out of the patch, the only exception being Bramblings - now 3 of them regular in the garden. 1 Robin remains and a single Lesser Black-backed Gull made it onto the year-list yesterday.

Brambling

Robin

Monday, 30 April 2012

The Fall

From the 19/4 until the end of April, there was a bit of a fall on Shetland, and the patch did quite well out of it (for a change !). Highlights included Black Redstart and Great Grey Shrike in the garden on the 20th, 3 Ring Ouzels, a Reed Bunting, 2 Wood Pigeons and 57 Robins on the 21st, White-tailed Eagle over on the 29th and a Sedge Warbler on the 30th. Plus Goldcrests and Dunnocks most days, a Sparrowhawk on the 22nd and 2 Iceland Gulls on the 19th - a pretty good 10 day spell.

Sparrowhawk

Black Redstart

Dunnock

Great Grey Shrike

Goldcrest

Iceland Gull

Ring Ouzels

Sedge Warbler

Wood Pigeon

White-tailed Eagle

Friday, 13 April 2012

Lights

A bit of a show of the Northen Lights last night, only lasted about 10 minutes before it clouded over, taking any photos was a bit of a nightmare with the northerly wind, just about managed one that's half descent.

Tuesday, 10 April 2012

No Migrants

Still no migrants on the patch other than a Bonxie yesterday, also yesterday - 5 1st yr Iceland Gulls (inc a Kumlien's). A quick look today and 2 1st yr Iceland Gulls, a Grey Heron and 9 Tufted Ducks.

Iceland Gulls

Thursday, 5 April 2012

Albums

These are the last of the photos from the India trip, rather than whack them all on one post, I've spread them over 4 posts. All taken within 20 km of Munnar.

Common Rosefinch

Indian Pond Heron

Malabar Whistling Thrush

Pacific Swallow

Tickell's Leaf-warbler

White-throated Kingfisher

White-breasted Moorhen

Indian Grey Mongoose

The Babbler

Indian Scimitar Babbler

Shrikes

Isabelline Shrike

Long-tailed Shrike

Nilgiri Stuff

Nilgiri Laughingthrush

Nilgiri Blackbird

Nilgiri Pipit

Nilgiri Tahr

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 !!!!