Paul Rapp goes Blotto on Fair Isle

Paul Rapp aka F Lee Harvey Blotto 

Loving Fair Isle!

My friend Paul came to visit Fair Isle.

 He has the distinction of being the drummer for the 1980's band "Blotto"

though now he spend more time as an entertainment lawyer.

The video above was played the very first day MTV was on air.

I also just learned the little know fact that was Paul was the first person ever to be seen wearing a speedo swimsuit on MTV. I think my post on Celebrity Getaways is working already.

The Auld Haa House where Paul was our guest.

Up top Malcombs Head

Putting on the 3rd green, the Hole know as The Fish Dryer.

Playing around on the Fair Isle Light House Keepers Golf Course.
"playing 4 holes here are like playing 18 elsewhere... and you have to try not to hit the sheep!"

Up top the South Lighthouse

View from the South Lighthouse tower.

Climbing down the South Light House tower.

The fog rocks & rolls in.

  Practise set with Fair Isle's Neil Thomson & Ramparts in the garage at the Fair Isle Bird Observatory.
"Those drums have never been hit so hard!"

Made a few new friends & fans.

Away this foggy morning on the Good Shepherd, the Fair Isle Ferry.

Please come Baa-aack!

Bluethroat and Orcas

Bluethroat - Luscinia svecica

Found on the South Harbour Beach on a grey foggy day.

Sweet little guy,  isn't he?

Watch the video!

Ortolan Bunting also on the South Harbour Beach

Van load of birders.

Lambinated 

Puffin

Puffin's view of the Gannet Colony

Gannet Colony

Birders David & Mark

           

Video of Orcas or Killer Whales

The Auld Haafinch

Hawfinch Coccothraustes Coccothraustes
My house is called the Auld Haa and when ever we see a Hawfinch we always call it an Auld Haafinch!
We do have a few birds stopping by in Spring & Autumn migration.
Here are a few photos of a female Hawfinch showing her larger than life personality. 

Ortolan Bunting and other Migrant Birds

Maavi on Sheep Rock?
Hey Neil... Henry & I see it. the face of "Maavi's Tongue"
(If you don't know what I'm talking about, don't worry I can't explain it either.)

Henry looking for Dotterel

Ortolan Bunting - South Harbour Beach

Auld Haafinch

Female - Blackcap

Lesser Whitethroat

2 of Jimmy's Lambs on Meoness

Sedge Warbler

Red Backed Shrike

Will Miles counting birds looking down into the South Harbour...
not such a bad job when the sun is out.

Thrush Nightingale and other Recent Fair Isle Sightings

Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia

Fibo's Will Miles found the Thush Nightingale at Pund.

Pund Cottage - the haunt of the Thrush Nightingale for the past 2 days.
It's a fixer uper! call the NTS today and you too could start finding rare birds in the garden.

One last look at this Thush Nightingale... last year the Isle saw 3 different birds.

This Pied Flycatcher was in my Garden this morning... as well as 3 Chaffinch, a Brambling, a Redstart, a Willow Warbler, 2 Collard Doves, a Goldfinch & 2 Sedge Warblers
 Over head flew a swarm of 15 Barn Swallows, a House Martin and a Sand Martin

Yellow Wagtail - Blue Headed? sort of dark too?
So lets make Elena & Raluca happy and call it (dombrowskii or in other words "Romania")
Warning! I'm no expert at the variables of Wagtail head markings. 

Yellow Wagtail in flight

Goldfinch on my feeder.

Stone Chat - Rubbish photo but it was the first one I had seen in 2 years.

Brambling in the fog.

National Trust For Scotland's Patrons Club visiting Fair Isle.

Thank you for your Donations to the Fair Isle Lighthouse Society
and Fair Isle's George Waterson Museum and Collection.

Ian's Caddy Lambs

Family Portrait

Baa! Baaa! Lambs are cuter than Baa-irds!