Weekend Roundup

 Yes indeedy, folks have been banging in the year ticks all over the gaff over the last few days, none more so than Big Royzah who after nailing a brent goose and a great northern diver, even turned his hand to a spot of seawatching, scoring his first sooty shearwaters in 13 years! Oooooof!

I was out both days of the weekend, and although it was generally pretty quiet, I did manage a fine coal tit at the Lashers and another, more showy garden warbler on saturday, and then on sunday I bumped into my first yellow-browed warbler of the autumn, as well as a pied flycatcher and the garden warbler again.

A coal tit, yesterday

Getting there slowly....

through the 50% barrier

Two very valuable scores yesterday on patch - first up was an unseasonal coal tit at the top of Dirk. Normally restricted to the occasional one in October, and definitely not annual, this was a definite "punch the sky" moment!

And then, not to be outdone, the patio duly provided this afternoon, in the form of a kingfisher sitting around in the sun! Another tricky species at Galley, and one I probably only get every two years, so all in all, a most productive day!

Over the 50% barrier too - good goin for January! And ahead of the proccies and in 3rd - even better!

tits oot!

Two (count 'em) coal tits this very morning at Shite Lane was much welcome as I'd missed two out on de head while on Shetland - my 1st ones since Oct 2010! Get on it!