My parents have five regular carers visiting on a rota. Four of them are immigrants (Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine and Nigeria). We would be absolutely stuffed without them. Makes me really angry how mainstream politicians have weaponised xenophobia.

Unless you are loitering around the harbour mouth at all hours of the day to see them arrive or leave, they are quite unobtrusive tucked away in the dry dock!

Yes, I remember one coming in a couple of years ago. I hadn't realised they came here for maintenance until then. I suppose I assumed there was somewhere on the Clyde that would deal with them.

Garden Birds - loved the illustrations. Out of this selection, I had that one and Puss in Boots as a child, but Puss in Boots never made as much of an impression as Rumpelstiltskin or the Elves and the Shoemaker.

Enjoyed a hot chocolate at the café across the road last month

Bird highlight was an Osprey that landed briefly in a tree directly above my head before noticing me. Can't be that common to record Osprey in the 25m distance band in BBS! @nesmammals.bsky.social highlight was a Pine Marten bounding across my transect route.

Common Sandpiper numbers are very consistent with 8-9 seen every year, but Grey Wagtails were notable by their low numbers this year. Also the first year I failed to record Garden Warbler (although typically I found one alarm calling on my transect route as I returned to my car after I'd finished!).

Chaffinch and Willow Warbler remain the two commonest species as they have each year I've done it, although a feeding frenzy of Sand Martins over the river provided the highest count for any species.

Storm Petrels returning to their nest sites in the iron-age Broch of Mousa under cover of darkness #scottishbirds #birdinggear

Wikdflowers at Keen of Hamar nature reserve, Unst #wildflowerhour

Some birds from Unst #scottishbirding