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.

Sweet find

 The weather has gone back to dreich. Nasty!

We went out yesterday and it wasn't worth it . After an hour of seeing not much , we came home. Did watch some whoopers playing in the mud though 

Jill finished insulating the attic when we got home. Finally!

Today, the light was even worse. But, we did add some birds to the year list. There was a knot on the beach at Melby with the purple sandpipers, and a Bar tailed godwit. We don't see many know, so always good 

We popped to town for a toilet break. Lots of gulls in the harbour but no white wingers.

Still no boats so shopping is easy.

Things are getting a bit tricky.

Glad we haven't had any guests, breakfast would be weird! Saying that though, our last was another 10 out of 10.

Some good waves because of the weather 

We did get some other bits

Then the best bird of the day at Quendale. Can you see it.

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Jill was really pleased to spot this peerie fellow in such as dreary rough sea.

It's a distant Little Auk. So excited to find one that is alive.