Aaaal sorts aa stuff fae Sheltie land.... includes stuff fae Muckle Ossa, Little Ossa and Fladda..... and any guest stacks, holms, geo's, kame's, baaaas, headlands, voes, firths, lochs, lighthouses, etc.
Whales & Little Birds
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Minke WhalesThere were as many as 40 Minke Whale, 60 Dolphin & one Humpback
Whale seen from Fair Isle for about a week in a feeding frenzy. Sometimes I
c...
If you landed here...best move right along...
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This blog has become rather clumsy, tottering under the weight of its
top-heavy content, and I know it's inaccessible on some browsers. So for
the momen...
A short overnighter at the Hams O Roe, Muckle Roe
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A new work colleague was asking me about places to camp locally as he
wanted to make the most of the weather before darkness and autumn closed
in. Fancy...
Partial Solar Eclipse Shetland 10 June 2021
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A few weeks ago Shetland was the best place in the UK to see the partial
extent of the annular solar eclipse that was fully visible in a path from
Canada, ...
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*Changing Times*
It has been a while since I last updated this blog. Many reasons, but on
the main, I have been concentrating on other platforms. So,...
What Mareel Means to Me
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I filmed these interviews on a low resolution DV camera in 2009. The videos
formed part of my art school final project and research into Mareel
(Shetland...
Well that was 2018 !
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Well that was 2018 and it was quite a busy year in one way or another !
The first 'highlight' was an email early in the year, to say that two of
my p...
Lights, Camera... Action.
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Last night the Aurora returned and for the first time in a good while, the
skies were clear. Starting at about half seven it carried on until around
midnig...
Heavy lift vessels dominate Lerwick Harbour
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The heavy lift vessels *Forte *& *Mighty Servant 3 *berthed in Lerwick
Harbour this week. The vessels are carrying topside modules for
installation in ...
Colour-rings in Spring 2015
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With over 378,000 birds ringed by FIBO, there have been some remarkable
movements logged, with ringed birds recovered as far away as Brazil,
Canada, Russia...
THE LAST MINUTES OF THE "UGIEBRAE"
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I've ventured into the realms of maritime history with this
recently-completed painting of the last minutes of the Peterhead steam
drifter "Ugiebrae". S...
Oslo
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As promised I'm getting back to some of the things which I haven't had
time to post about, and surely Oslo is well worth a mention since I enjoyed
a lovel...
2013 Nesting & Girlsta Up Helly Aa
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The 2013 N&GUHA took plave on Friday 8th February. Stewart Thomson was the
Guizer Jarl, respresenting Haakon Haraldsson.
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NEW BLOG - TAKE 2!
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*MOVING,MOVING, MOVED*
This time, dear friends & readers,
and in the advent of NordicblackbirdDOTcom's fate, (sudden deletion by the
provider)
please ...
Red-necked Phalaropes (inc video)
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Lately, these wee birds are certainly proving harder to see! They were
seen by myself on almost every visit a few years back, but now they only
seem to sh...
Nigel's Week in late August
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We started with a visit to Mum who was in good spirits.
The week went very quickly and I just cannot remember on which days things
happened. I do know tha...
The Islesburgh Centre
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Dale Smith, manager of the Islesburgh Centre, is kindly allowing me to post
this photo he took during the 2010 Frenzy, with Eunice giving me a lesson
on...
Cake
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Hall teas last sunday in aid of the North Mavine Cattle Compensation
Society. So all us crofty wives baked fancies. and some made quiches and
bannocks and...
Hungary #5 – marsh terns
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Keeping a weather eye on Birdguides, I see there are a few Red-footed
Falcons and White-winged Black Terns filtering into the UK at the moment.
I’d dearly ...
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