Interesting find!

 It's been a great week with Sam doing Shetland touristy bits for the last couple of days.

Yesterday we were at the lighthouse at Sumburgh. We drop Rob at the bottom birdwatching.  Been there loads, but never actually been inside. It's really well laid out and was very informative so we thoroughly enjoyed it.

The sea was pretty choppy!

We did a bit of birdwatching after picking up Rob and found a few bits and pieces.

Then we headed home for something to eat.

This morning we were out early as the weather was good.

We started at the beach and walked the cliffs.

While we were there, we decided to look for the site of the monastery that shows on the ordnance survey maps and Sam found it. It's tricky but if you stand on the boundary walk end you can see the outline including 4 walls, a doorway and a semi circular feature at the end. It's about 12 ftx 7 ft. Amazing!!!

Will have to go back up in a less windy day to get some photos 

We came down round the loch and I showed Sam what I thought might have been a causeway and path to the broch from the cliff edge and the weather went to the broch. With two standing in opposite walls it really gives an idea of the size. It was big! Jill asked A I to help.

Cool!

Then when we got back, we spotted a garden first. A song thrush.

This afternoon we headed to town for some lunch and a car charge as our cable is dead. Unfortunately all of the local 50 w chargers are dead so it's slow! There was a nice tysties by the car. We had a lovely lunch at Olive Garden while the car charged.

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 Then we showed Sam Burra and Tundra before heading back to the ferry. Rob got his drone up 

It's been a cracking week. Thanks Sam!

Undecided

 We are still undecided on the warbler we put up yesterday  we have now asked lots of birders and they all think something different. We changed our minds about Bonellis but have suggestions such as Tennessee warbler going all the way back to it might be a  chiffchaff. We still think it is wrong for chiff chaff due to the size and colour of legs, amount of green and white not yellow/ creamy underparts . Hey ho!

Today Jill and Sam visited the Up Helly Aa museum, it was well presented and interesting

There is surprisingly, lots of early photo's showing why it's called transvestite Tuesday too!!

While we there in there , news broke if a Siberian blue robin at Hilwell . Being in town, we got there quicker than if we'd been at home which was lucky as we would have missed it. We just got views in flight before it disappeared. No photos sadly.

We had a wander about and checked the bushes at Sumburgh hotel.. it was busy with lots of birds in just half a dozen small trees 

It was good to photograph something, yellow browed warblers, blackcaps, chiffy s , siskin, twite.

Then news broke if a two barred warbler at Quendale which was close by. It was tricky, but showed.

It was a fair walk back to the car as there were lots of birders about with some dodgy parking in passing bays. Then we stopped via Levenwick beach for a quick look at the beach. 

It was a lovely day.