Complications

 We have issues with the car. The RAC are supposed to have taken it down South to get the issues sorted, mostly software. Although they have told motability they have taken it away, it is still on the driveway. We got fed up  waiting, so headed to town to book a ferry, and have sorted out the repair booking ourselves. The courtesy car hasn't arrived either so we checked with Skoda that it's safe to drive in the meantime.

All booked up , it didn't take long. The updates apparently take 2 days!

We did the booking and then did some birdwatching on the way home. Lots of geese again including 24  white fronts, a bean goose and a pink foot 

We got some beautiful long tailed ducks on the way home.

We found a pair of goldfinches whilst driving and had distant views of coot.

There are still unusual numbers of Fieldfare about and the bar tailed godwit  was still at Melby.

No Aurora

  Actually managed to get outside for a bit yesterday. Jill did a little more of the steps but couldn't finish as her hands got too cold!! Then it was off to Mossbank for PA day.

 We headed out mid-afternoon in the hope we might get aurora. It was quite windy so cameras were a wiggling, but the stars were lovely. Unfortunately no Aurora so we went to warm up and got a pizza. We aren't doing well with aurora, it's always cloudy. Yesterday we had a bit.

Today was, remarkably also sunny.  Although there was the odd snow shower. It was odd, most areas had nothing and then there was the odd area that was covered .

It was weirdly like autumn today with large numbers of Fieldfare, redwing and some song thrushes.

There are also large numbers of geese around, white fronts, barnacles, Greylags and Taiga bean geese

The bean geese very kindly made their presence known!

We also got really lucky with the visiting bittern at Spiggie. It showed really well, fished right in front of us and went for a stroll.

Thank you bittern. We also picked up the distant female queen eider at Quendale and a nice heron 

By the time we got home the starlings were getting ready to roost.