What an excellent trip-- Gareth rounds things up and reports on a final birding trip on the sea...
Saturday 5th June
Our final morning before we left Bressay was a shame, as birds were around, but we caught single Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Starling and Pied Flycatcher.
Female Pied Flycatcher
Summary of daily totals:-
A happy band!
Gorie is run by Mr Jonathon Wills
https://www.facebook.com/Bressay-Birders-Bothy-338327103749951/
The site has no neighbours, electric power comes from wind and solar power, and water from a nearby spring, but it does have a telephone line! See photo below of Jonathan with my girls putting up the wind turbine. He has done extremely well in renovating this building and I for one love it and cannot wait to return in October. Here are some photos below off Gorie.
The girls joining in with the green energy generator
The 'simmer dim'--still quite light at midnight
On our final day on Shetland we took a boat trip to Noss Seabird colony with Phil Harris - http://www.shetlandsebirdtours.com
You get a boat that is also very safe for litttle ones and get to experience a seabird colony from the sea. It is incredible and beautiful. The leader is full of bird and local knowledge and its a worthwhile experience
Up close and personal with massive Gannet......
....and the much smaller but totally gorgeous Black Guillemot.
What a stunning end to a fabulous trip--well done to the Clements family and thanks for the text and images--wish we'd been there!!
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