We worked on the house in the morning with Bruce working on the porch hatches and Jill pointing round the inner door. Bruce found an Angle Shades in the porch. Must still be a wee hole somewhere or it came in the door this morning.
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Mid afternoon news came of a Red breasted Flycatcher in Walls. It was very odd going to the surgery to bird watch!
It was very flighty.
We decided to try again for the Little Bunting but didn't find it so went for the reported ' showy' Olive backed Pipit. It was actually the least showy OBP we have ever seen. Skulking in the long grass - although less than 20ft away many good shots of its eye.
Some people's idea of showy is a lot different from ours.
On the way home we noticed a new passing place sign over the burn on the Aith Road.
We love these.
A trow [trʌu][a](also trowe, drow, or dtrow) is a malignant or mischievous fairy or spirit in the folkloric traditions of the Orkney and Shetland islands. Trows may be regarded as monstrous giants at times, or quite the opposite, short-statured fairies dressed in grey.
Trows are nocturnal creatures, like the troll of Scandinavian legend with which the trow shares many similarities. They venture out of their 'trowie knowes' (earthen mound dwellings) solely in the evening, and often enter households as the inhabitants sleep. Trows traditionally have a fondness for music, and folktales tell of their habit of kidnapping musicians or luring them to their dens. ( thanks to wikipedia)
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