April 12, 2005
More northern lights
(NB - for those looking for the Little Auk / Gyr Falcon image - click here)
A really good display of northern lights last night around midnight, with half the night sky a shifting mass of green columns and swirls, and the other half a myriad of stars. And of course the volcanic orange glow of the flares at Sullom Voe in the far distance. Managed to scramble off some more photos that I reckon are a bit better than the last ones. The aurora last night was easily the brightest I’ve seen it this winter, though not a patch on occasions in the past, most memorably North Ronaldsay in 1993. Though the whisky at the time might have helped colour my perception of this!
A few Goldcrests still around home this morning, and a male Wheatear harassing Meadow Pipits. Goldeneye numbers appear to be falling, with only a pair visible on the lochs today, and a pair of Whooper Swans still on West Loch. No further sign of the Grey Wagtail sadly, which passes for exotica here at the moment.
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