Sailed and flu

Spent the weekend trying not to think about houses. As part of the decluttering and tidying, we caught the ferry to Rousay to deliver a sideboard which Megan has been storing for friends. Thankfully, it just fitted in the back of my van. Whilst on the island, we went for a walk around the Loch of Wasbister.

If you're wondering whether it's a buoy or a gull... neither, it's a juvenile Shag

Faraclett Head, Rousay

Harbour Seals in Saviskaill Bay, Rousay

Waders in Saviskaill Bay, Rousay (Redshank, Ringed Plover, Oystercatcher)

Stone circles...

that is, circles on stone, not circles of stone

The following day saw the latest round of HPAI (bird flu) surveys, which were much livened up by spotting some Pintails out in the bay. My first sighting of the species for 2023, and pleasingly near home.

A pair of Pintail, Houton Bay