Summer Time!

Well it felt decidedly like Summer today, with temperatures up to 14 degrees and sunny weather (and about time too!). Had to visit Lerwick today, so afterwards we decided to head to Sumburgh Head to pat a few Puffins. Only we didn't find many Puffins (presume they are on eggs just now?) So no Puffin pics....



A general look about down South proved not a lot was happening, but on getting home I did score the first singing Collared Dove for Burravoe (looks like the colonisation of this species continues).



Poss. Male 'Northern' Eider?

Costa del Sol... Is it?

Second day in a row with stunning sunshine in Shetland! and for the second day in a row I'm stuck up on the roof... you don't realise how strong the sun can be (even in Shetland), and I now look like I've just came back from the Costa del Sol (with sunburn on my nose and scalp!), What's more I've got at least another two days of this roofing crap when I finish my 'normal' work again!

Got a bit of a better look at the fly past 'alba' Wagtail again. That was about it for the birding today, but it was good to hear so many Twite and various Waders singing and full of the joys of Spring. Still waiting for my first Skuas though...