Feels like 2 degrees C, and too cold for me

It won't have gone un-noticed, the weather, it's currently windy, raining, cold and miserable, or is that just me! Minutes ago I took some video of three Siskins in my garden, they're usually very rare here and only seen when there's snow on the ground!!

I don't currently have video editing software or I'd continue upgrading some more of my old videos. Instead I've put some "raw" videos from the weekend on my Flickr and linked to them here. Looks like next week is going to be good, so the pressure will be on to get some decent birds photos.

Drake Red-breasted Merganser at the Lurgies, click here for video

Merganser courtship and a cameo from Gadwall, click here

Vixen and cat confrontation, click here

Insh Marshes Wood Sandpiper, it was "way out man", click here

Siskins, very unusual and in May!, click here for video

Here's a photo from deep history. It was taken at Arbroath Harbour when Robin Hall and Jimmy McGregor were recording sessions for the "White Heather Club" hosted by Andy Stewart. I'm the one looking at the guitar and was one of "the three craws" as they played that song. Unfortunately nearly all of the 147 episodes were deleted or lost, maybe this one will be found and resurrected some day, ah nostalgia.

Robin Hall, Ian Shepherd, Alex Smith, Alex Shepherd, Jimmy McGregor