A tour round the southern side of Fetlar stopping at various places including the splendid shop/PO/cafe at Houbie where the treacle and ginger cake with coffee revived us after some dramatic hail squalls.
Lots of Red-throated Divers, Bonxies, a very vocal and flamboyant (if wrens can be flamboyant) Shetland Wren as well as delightful Red-necked Phalaropes. Fairly barren and a typical flora of peatland: Heath Spotted-orchids, Spring Squill, Tormentil, Milkworts and Lousewort. Sparse habitation with a mix of falling down or ruined crofts and prefab homes.
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| Eider Ducks on the beach. |
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| Eider Ducks. |
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| Incoming 'weather'. |
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| Houbie - where we saw our first very vocal Shetland Wren - it's amazing how different they are to the normal Wren. |
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| Dunlin. |
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| Red-necked Phalarope. |
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| Over 20 Bonxies (Great Skuas) were bathing in the fresh water of Papil Water. |
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| Skuas... |
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| The beach adjacent to Papil Water...and below. |
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| Red-throated Diver on the sea. |
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| Mountain Everlasting, Heath Spotted-orchid and Spring Squill. |
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