Strong SW winds and driving rain all day on Fair Isle. A 1st winter male Bluethroat showed at Quoy for record shots during the torrential rain and an abietinus Chiffchaff and 2 Brambling were also present in Quoy crop briefly.
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- Rebecca Nason
- Welcome to my photography blog! I am passionate Birder, Bird Photographer, Bird Ringer and Ecologist. I have been a Freelance Bird Photographer, Wildlife Tour Leader and Ecologist since 2005, before that, I was Assistant Warden on Fair Isle, Shetland for 2 years. I am now based in Lerwick, Shetland with Captain Phil Harris who I met on Fair Isle in 2003. My preferred choice of camera equipment is NIKON. I have a Nikon D3s, 200-400mm VR and a 300mm VR 2.8mm . . .my dream lens!I am also on the Shetland Bird Club committee as well as Treasurer & Membership Secretary. We run SHETLAND SEABIRD TOURS Ltd. Twice daily wildlife and photography trips to NOSS NNR & Bressay from Victoria Pier, Lerwick in our 9 seater rib cruiser.
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- Winning White . . .An added bonus last night befor...
- Mainland Magic . . .After a suprisingly smooth fli...
- Farewell Fair Isle . . . last day & promised birds...
- Eastern Promise ? . . .A calm & bright start to th...
- Goodbye Autumn . . .Today had a distinct northerly...
- Purple Rain . . . Internet access has finally been...
- Gale Force Grebe & Phals . . .Gale force 9 to stor...
- Redpolls & Redwings . . . Tuesday was a bit of a w...
- Monday Madness . . . The day was spent, rather lik...
- Storm Sunday . . .Well what a surprise, more awful...
- Saturday Struggle . . . The strong gales and heavy...
- All Barred Out . . . Phil arrived back on the Isle...
- Safe Havens . . . Today was marked by very strong ...
- A Grey Day . . . . The day was dominated by heavy ...
- 'Bits & Pieces'Light southerly winds today with su...
- Monday Blues . . . . Phil left the Island today an...
- Southerly Sunday - Fair Isle.Awful weather, worsen...
- Saturday - More force 9 gales & lashings of rain.S...
- Wind increasing to Gale force 9 . . . An uneventfu...
- Fair Isle Thursday -A few common birds photographe...
- White's Thrush - Quoy - Fair IsleThis morning, as ...
- Fair Isle - Foul Weather.Strong SW winds and drivi...
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